nyan

== English == === Etymology === From the Japanese onomatopoeia にゃん (nyan). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnjɑːn/ Rhymes: -ɑːn === Interjection === nyan (anime and manga fandom) The cry of a cat; meow, miaow. Synonyms: nya, nyaa, nyao ==== Derived terms ==== == Abau == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [nʲan] === Verb === nyan to see vaguely ==== Conjugation ==== === References === Arjen Lock (2007), Phonology Essentials: Abau Language (in Abau), SIL International == Acehnese == === Alternative forms === nan === Etymology === Cognate of Eastern Cham nan === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɲan/ === Determiner === nyan (Jawoë spelling ين) that (what is being indicated) === References === “kamoe”, in Kamus Aceh Indonesia [Acehnese-Indonesian Dictionary] (Seri K; 85), Seri 2. M-Y [Volume 2. M-Y] (eBook; overall work in Indonesian), Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, 1985, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 643 == Japanese == === Romanization === nyan Rōmaji transcription of にゃん Rōmaji transcription of ニャン == Sranan Tongo == === Etymology === From one or several West-African languages, ultimately from Proto-Bantu *nɲàmà. Compare Jamaican Creole nyam. === Verb === nyan (transitive, intransitive) to eat (transitive, idiomatic) to celebrate === Noun === nyan food ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Saramaccan: njã́