miau

== English == === Interjection === miau (Internet slang) Alternative spelling of meow. == Finnish == === Etymology === Onomatopoeic === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmiɑu̯/, [ˈmiɑ̝u̯] Rhymes: -iɑu Syllabification(key): mi‧au Hyphenation(key): mi‧au === Interjection === miau meow === 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 === imua, uima, uima- == German == === Etymology === Imitative === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mi̯aʊ̯/, [miˈaʊ̯], [mjaʊ̯] Rhymes: -aʊ̯ === Interjection === miau meow (cry of a cat) Synonyms: maunz, (dated) mau ==== Derived terms ==== miauen === Further reading === “miau” in Duden online “miau”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[2] (in German) == Hungarian == === Etymology === An onomatopoeia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈmijɒu] Hyphenation: mi‧au Rhymes: -u === Interjection === miau meow (cry of a cat) === See also === miákol nyávog == Interlingua == === Interjection === miau meow (cry of a cat) == Lithuanian == === Etymology === Onomatopoeic. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [mʲæˑʊ] (miáu), [mʲɛʊˑ] (miaũ) === Interjection === miáu or miaũ meow (cry of a cat) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “miau”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2026 “miau”, in Bendrinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of common Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, n.d. == Polish == === Etymology === Onomatopoeic. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmjaw/ Rhymes: -aw Syllabification: miau Homophone: miał === Interjection === miau meow (cry of a cat) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “miau”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[3] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “miau”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[4] (in Polish) == 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) ==== Related terms ==== miar === Further reading === “miau”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “miau”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026 “miau” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913 “miau”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “miau”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “miau”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == 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) meow === Interjection === miau meow (the sound a cat makes) Synonym: ñau ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “miau”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025