myaus

Bouyei

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, from the animal's cry. Compare Chinese 貓 (MC mjew|maew), Zhuang meuz, Thai แมว (mɛɛo), Northern Thai ᨾᩯ᩠ᩅ (maew), Lao ແມວ (mǣu), Lü ᦶᦙᧁ (maew), Shan မႅဝ်း (méao), Vietnamese mèo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mʲɐu˧˥/

Noun

myaus

  1. cat
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