miau
English
Interjection
miau
Finnish
Etymology
Onomatopoeic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmiɑu̯/, [ˈmiɑ̝u̯]
- Rhymes: -iɑu
- Syllabification(key): mi‧au
- Hyphenation(key): mi‧au
Interjection
miau
Further reading
- “miau”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023
Anagrams
German
Etymology
Imitative
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mi̯aʊ̯/, [miˈaʊ̯], [mjaʊ̯]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -aʊ̯
Interjection
miau
Derived terms
Further reading
Hungarian
Etymology
An onomatopoeia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmijɒu]
- Hyphenation: mi‧au
- Rhymes: -u
Interjection
miau
See also
- miákol
- nyávog
Interlingua
Interjection
miau
- meow (cry of a cat)
Lithuanian
Interjection
miau
- meow (cry of a cat)
Related terms
- miaukimas
Polish
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmjaw/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -aw
- Syllabification: miau
- Homophone: miał
Interjection
miau
- meow (cry of a cat)
Derived terms
Further reading
- miau in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- miau in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /miˈaw/ [mɪˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /ˈmjaw/ [ˈmjaʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈmjaw/
- Rhymes: -aw
- Hyphenation: mi‧au
Interjection
miau
- meow (onomatopoeia of the cry of a cat)
Noun
miau m (plural miaus)
Related terms
Further reading
- “miau”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
- “miau”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
- “miau” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “miau”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “miau”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “miau”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Romanian
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mjaw/
Interjection
miau
- meow (cry of a cat)
Spanish
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmjau/ [ˈmjau̯]
- Rhymes: -au
- Syllabification: miau
Noun
miau m (plural miaus)
Interjection
miau
Further reading
- “miau”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024