miau

See also: miaŭ and mi-au

English

Interjection

miau

1. (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

1. 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 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• imua, uima, uima-

German

Etymology

Imitative

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi̯aʊ̯/, [miˈaʊ̯], [mjaʊ̯]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aʊ̯

Interjection

miau

1. 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

Hungarian

Etymology

An onomatopoeia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmijɒu]
• Hyphenation: mi‧au
• Rhymes: -u

Interjection

miau

1. meow (cry of a cat)

See also

• miákol
• nyávog

Interlingua

Interjection

miau

1. meow (cry of a cat)

Lithuanian

Interjection

miau

1. meow (cry of a cat)

Related terms

• miaukimas

Polish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmjaw/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aw
• Syllabification: miau
• Homophone: miał

Interjection

miau

1. meow (cry of a cat)

Derived terms

verbs

• miauczeć impf
• miauknąć pf

Further reading

• miau in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• miau in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /miˈaw/ [mɪˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /ˈmjaw/ [ˈmjaʊ̯]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmjaw/

• Rhymes: -aw
• Hyphenation: mi‧au

Interjection

miau

1. meow (onomatopoeia of the cry of a cat)

Noun

miau m (plural miaus)

1. meow (the cry of a cat)
2. (childish, informal) puss (cat)

Related terms

• miar

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

• IPA^(key): /mjaw/

Interjection

miau

1. meow (cry of a cat)

Spanish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmjau/ [ˈmjau̯]
• Rhymes: -au
• Syllabification: miau

Noun

miau m (plural miaus)

1. meow

Interjection

miau

1. meow (the sound a cat makes)

   Synonym: ñau

Further reading

• “miau”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10