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10 Language-to-English DictionariesMew
/mjuː/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The characteristic high-pitched crying sound made by a cat.
"We heard a soft mew coming from the bushes."
- 1
To make the characteristic high-pitched crying sound of a cat.
"The hungry kitten began to mew at the kitchen door."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'mewen', of imitative origin mimicking the characteristic cry of a cat. It has Germanic and Romance cognates (such as Dutch 'miauwen' and French 'miaouler') appearing in written records around the 14th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mew" is said worldwide
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miaou
Transliteration: mja.u
"Le chat a poussé un petit miaou."
Miau
Transliteration: miˈaʊ̯
"Die Katze ließ ein leises Miau hören."
miao
Transliteration: ˈmja.o
"Il gatto ha fatto un piccolo miao."
maullido
Transliteration: ma.uˈʎi.ðo
"Escuché un suave maullido en la ventana."
miado
Transliteration: miˈa.du
"Ouvi um miado fraco vindo da garagem."
म्याऊँ
Transliteration: myaun
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"बिल्ली ने एक हल्की म्याऊँ की आवाज़ निकाली।"
喵
Transliteration: miāo
Script: 中文汉字
"小猫发出了一声轻轻的喵叫。"
야옹
Transliteration: yaong
Script: 한국어 한글
"작은 고양이가 부드럽게 야옹거렸다."
ニャー
Transliteration: nyā
Script: 日本語
"猫がかわいい声でニャーと鳴いた。"
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