nyau
9.9
A playful sound like a cat's meow to call a cat
- interjection
- /njaʊ/
- Informal
:
miau
- She called out nyau to get the kitten's attention in the garden.
Examples
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Children often say nyau when pretending to be cats during playtime.
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Look, it's a cat! Nyau!
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With a cheerful nyau, he tried to make the cat come closer.
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Say nyau!
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She called out nyau to grab the kitten's attention as it played in the garden.
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With a cheerful nyau, he playfully beckoned the cat to come closer.
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During playtime, children often exclaim nyau while pretending to be cats.
Synonyms
meow
vsnyau
48
1.0
A short sound that a cat makes
is said as a playful call to attract or amuse a cat
mew
vsnyau
3
6.7
A soft high sound that a kitten makes
is less soft and lower pitched than that small cat sound used to call
playful meow
vsnyau
4.5
A light, friendly sound a cat makes to invite play
is spoken by people to imitate that playful cat sound and call a cat
Antonyms
Surface Forms
nyau main
Etymology
Nyau is a copying sound like a cat's 'meow' used playfully to call or get a cat's attention. So it is easy to remember because the word sounds like the cat noise it names.