Meow

Interjection

 * 1) The cry of a cat.
 * 2) Said in reply to a spiteful or catty comment.

Noun

 * 1) The cry of a cat.

Derived terms

 * cat’s meow
 * meowy

Verb

 * 1)  Of a cat, to make its cry.

Synonyms

 * mew

Thesaurus
bark, bawl, bay, bell, bellow, blare, blat, blate, bleat, bray, call, caterwaul, cry, give tongue, give voice, howl, low, mew, mewl, miaow, moo, neigh, nicker, pule, roar, screak, scream, screech, squall, squeak, squeal, troat, ululate, wail, whicker, whine, whinny, yap, yawl, yawp, yelp, yip, yowl

Etymology
Onomatopoeic.

Alternative forms

 * meu
 * mew
 * miaow, miaou (UK spelling)

Interjection

 * Arabic: نو نو
 * Catalan: mèu
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Danish:, miav
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: miaŭ
 * Estonian: näu
 * Faroese: mjarr,
 * Finnish: ,
 * French: ,
 * German:
 * Greek: νιάου
 * Icelandic:
 * Indonesian: meong
 * Interlingua:


 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Korean: 야옹
 * Lithuanian:
 * Norwegian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: miamha
 * Serbian: мјау, мњау
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish: miyav
 * Vietnamese: ngoao
 * Volapük: miov

Noun

 * Arabic: (muwā’)
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan: miol
 * Chinese: 喵 (miāo)
 * Czech: mňoukání, zamňoukání
 * Danish: miav, mjav, miau
 * Dutch: ,
 * Estonian: mjäu, näu
 * Faroese: mjarr
 * Finnish: nau'unta, naukuminen,
 * French:
 * German: Miau, Gemiaue , Gemaunze
 * Greek: νιαούρισμα
 * Indonesian: meong
 * Interlingua: miau
 * Italian:


 * Japanese: にゃ (nya), にゃあ (nyā), ニャア
 * Korean: 야옹 (yaong)
 * Lithuanian:
 * Norwegian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:, мяу
 * Serbian: мјаукање, мјаук
 * Slovak:
 * Slovene: mjavkanje
 * Spanish:, maullido
 * Swedish:, jamande
 * Turkish: miyav
 * Vietnamese: meo meo
 * Volapük: miov

Verb

 * Catalan: miolar
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Estonian: näuguma, kräunuma
 * Faroese: mjarra, mjavma, mjavva, mjóma
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: ,
 * Greek:
 * Ido: miaular
 * Interlingua: miaular
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: にゃあと鳴く (にゃあとなく, nyā to naku)


 * Korean: 야옹하다
 * Lithuanian: miauksėti
 * Norwegian:
 * Polish: miauczeć
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: mieuna
 * Russian: мяукать (mjaúkat’)
 * Serbian: мјаукати, мјаукнути
 * Slovene: mjavkati
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish: miyavlamak
 * Volapük: miovön