miao

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See also: Miao, miāo, miáo, miǎo, and miào

Italian

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmja.o/
  • Rhymes: -ao
  • Hyphenation: mià‧o

Noun

miao m (invariable)

  1. meow, mew, meu, miaow

Derived terms

Interjection

miao

  1. meow, mew, meu, miaow the cry of a cat

Anagrams

Mandarin

Romanization

miao

  1. Nonstandard spelling of miāo.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of miáo.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of miǎo.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of miào.

Usage notes

  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Spanish

Etymology 1

From Mandarin 苗 (Miáo).

Adjective

miao (invariable)

  1. Miao

Noun

miao m or f by sense (plural miao)

  1. Miao

Etymology 2

From meado, past participle of mear.

Noun

miao m (plural miao)

  1. (Panama, informal) urine
    Synonyms: orina, orine
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