meong

Indonesian

Etymology

From Betawi mèong. Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈmeoŋ/ [ˈme.ɔŋ], /ˈmɛoŋ/ [ˈmɛ.ɔŋ]
• Rhymes: -eoŋ, -ɛoŋ
• Syllabification: me‧ong

Interjection

meong

1. meow (used to indicate the cry of a cat)

Noun

meong (plural meong-meong)

1. meow (the cry of a cat)

   Synonyms: meng, ngeong

2. (informal) cat

   Synonyms: kucing, meng, pus

   Meongku mati. ― My cat died.

Further reading

• “meong”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Makasar

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Compare Buginese méong.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeoŋ/, [ˈmẽ.õŋ]
• Hyphenation: me‧oŋ

Noun

meong (Lontara spelling ᨆᨙᨕᨚ)

1. (Bantaeng, Konjo) dialectal form of miong

Ponosakan

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Compare Tondano meong, Tombulu meong.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeoŋ/

Noun

meong

1. cat