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English
Interjection
miau
- (Internet slang) Alternative spelling of meow
Finnish
Etymology
Onomatopoeic
Pronunciation
Interjection
miau
- meow
Further reading
Anagrams
German
Etymology
Imitative
Pronunciation
Interjection
miau
- meow (cry of a cat)
- Synonyms: maunz, (dated) mau
Derived terms
Further reading
- “miau” in Duden online
- “miau” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Hungarian
Etymology
An onomatopoeia.
Pronunciation
Interjection
miau
- meow (cry of a cat)
See also
Interlingua
Interjection
miau
- meow (cry of a cat)
Lithuanian
Interjection
miau
- meow (cry of a cat)
Polish
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
Interjection
miau
- meow (cry of a cat)
Derived terms
(verbs):
Further reading
- miau in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- miau in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aw
- Hyphenation: mi‧au
Interjection
miau
- meow (onomatopoeia of the cry of a cat)
Noun
miau m (plural miaus)
- meow (the cry of a cat)
- (childish, informal) puss (cat)
Further reading
- “miau”, in iDicionário Aulete (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
Interjection
miau
- meow (cry of a cat)
Spanish
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmjau/
- Rhymes: -au
- Syllabification: miau
Noun
miau m (plural miaus)
- meow
Interjection
miau
- meow (the sound a cat makes)
- Synonym: ñau
Further reading