# miau
## English
### Interjection

miau
* (Internet slang) Alternative spelling of meow

## Finnish
### Etymology

Onomatopoeic

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmiɑu̯/, [ˈmiɑ̝u̯]
* Rhymes: -iɑu
* Hyphenation: mi‧au

### Interjection

miau
* meow

### Further reading

* “miau”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (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: /mi̯aʊ̯/, [miˈaʊ̯], [mjaʊ̯]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -aʊ̯

### Interjection

miau
* 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: [ˈmijɒu]
* Hyphenation: mi‧au
* Rhymes: -u

### Interjection

miau
* meow (cry of a cat)

### See also

* miákol
* nyávog

## Interlingua
### Interjection

miau
* meow (cry of a cat)

## Lithuanian
### Interjection

miau
* meow (cry of a cat)

#### Related terms

* miaukimas

## Polish
### Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmjaw/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -aw
* Syllabification: miau
* Homophone: miał

### Interjection

miau
* meow (cry of a cat)

#### Derived terms

* 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: /miˈaw/ [mɪˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /ˈmjaw/ [ˈmjaʊ̯]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈmjaw/
* Rhymes: -aw
* Hyphenation: mi‧au

### Interjection

miau
* meow (onomatopoeia of the cry of a cat)

### Noun

miau m (plural miaus)
* meow (the cry of a cat)
* (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: /mjaw/

### Interjection

miau
* meow (cry of a cat)

## Spanish
### Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmjau/ [ˈmjau̯]
* Rhymes: -au
* Syllabification: miau

### Noun

miau m (plural miaus)
* meow

### Interjection

miau
* 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