miao

See also: Miao, miāo, miáo, miǎo, and miào

Italian

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mjao̯/, [mjäo̯]

Noun

miao m (invariable)

  1. meow, mew, meu, miaow

Derived terms

Interjection

miao

  1. meow, mew, meu, miaow the cry of a cat

Anagrams

Mandarin

Romanization

miao

  1. Nonstandard spelling of miāo.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of miáo.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of miǎo.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of miào.

Usage notes

  • English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
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