meow

Betekenis (Engels)

Intj

1. Used to indicate the cry of a cat.
2. (colloquial) Used in reply to a spiteful or catty comment.
3. (colloquial) Used to express seductiveness, mimicking a growl.

Noun

1. (countable) The cry of a cat.
2. (UK, slang, uncountable) The drug mephedrone.

Verb

Of a cat, to make its cry.

Sinonieme

mew

miaow

miaow

mewing

miaou

miaul

meou

meowing

bugle

roar

bleat

bray

laugh

😆

cry

😢

Vertalings

miaou

miao

miau

miauw

miyav

miau

miauler

miau

νιάου

maullido

νιαούρισμα

maullar

miauen

mèu

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/miˈaʊ̯/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: mewen

Verwante met Saterfriesisch: mauje

Verwante met Fries: miaukje

Verwante met Nederlands: miauwen

Verwante met Middle Low German: mauwen

Verwante met Middle High German: mouen

Verwante met Duits: miauen

In summary

Alteration of earlier mew, from Middle English mewen, mouwen (“to mew, meow”), of onomatopoeic origin.
Compare Saterland Frisian mauje, miauje (“to meow”), West Frisian miaukje (“to meow”), Dutch miauwen (“to meow”), Middle Low German mauwen, mawen, mouwen (“to meow”) (whence modern German Low German mauen, miauen (“to meow”)), Middle High German mouen, modern German miauen (“to meow”). Some spellings were modelled on French miaou.
Meow and its spelling variants entered widespread currency in the 19th century, mostly replacing mew, possibly because phonetic change meant that word had ceased to approximate a cat's cry (contrast the pronunciation of Middle English mewen /ˈmɛu̯ən/ compared to modern /ˈmjuː/).