nyah

See also: nyah-

English

Etymology 1

Uncertain. Assertions of its universality among children regardless of culture or parent tongue are likely false.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnjæ/

Interjection

nyah

1. Expressing smug triumph.
   • 1993, Ted Andrews, Enchantment of the faerie realm, page 74:

     When the waves didn't catch me, I would laugh and sing out, "Nyah, nyah, nyah!"

   • 2009 August 7, George Vecsey, “On Big Day for Bronx, Cheating Is Nonissue”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Yankee fans have been saying, Nyah, nyah, I told you so, since the news was revealed in The New York Times.

Derived terms

• nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah

Etymology 2

From Japanese にゃあ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnja/

Interjection

nyah

1. (fandom slang, Internet slang) meow, especially spoken by a catgirl or catboy

Anagrams

• Hany, Yahn

Achang

Pronunciation

• (Myanmar) /nʲa˦˧/

Pronoun

nyah

1. Third-person singular possessive: his, her, its

Further reading

• Inglis, Douglas; Sampu, Nasaw; Jaseng, Wilai; Jana, Thocha (2005), A preliminary Ngochang–Kachin–English Lexicon‎^[2], Payap University, page 96

Malay

Etymology

Related to Malay enyah.

Verb

nyah (Jawi spelling ڽه)

1. to run from
2. to remove

Derived terms

• nyah-
• mengenyahkan
• mak nyah