nyau
- noun
- Slang
:
michi (América Latina)
- Every time she hears the can opener, my nyau comes running into the kitchen.
Examples
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After playing with her toy mouse, the nyau lay down for a long nap.
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My cat loves to curl up on the couch and purr like a happy nyau.
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For the boys who until then had been taught that the nyau is an animal ("Nyau ni nyama"), and who would have been subjected to severe punishment for using any other word but nyama to describe the nyau, the new teaching implies a complete reversal of their view of the world.
Academic text (1993) -
For the boys who until then had been taught that the nyau is an animal ("Nyau ni nyama"), and who would have been subjected to severe punishment for using any other word but nyama to describe the nyau, the new teaching implies a complete reversal of their view of the world.
Academic text (1993) -
For the boys who until then had been taught that the nyau is an animal ("Nyau ni nyama"), and who would have been subjected to severe punishment for using any other word but nyama to describe the nyau, the new teaching implies a complete reversal of their view of the world.
Academic text (1993)
Synonyms
155
1.0
A house cat people call in a friendly way, often by children
81
4.5
A small cat that people keep at home
69
3.0
A cat or a gentle, kind person who is easy to get along with
12
7.9
A small cat often kept as a pet
12
3.5
A pet cat people call in a friendly way to children
2
9.9
A word children use for a cat
How Affectionate
Surface Forms
Etymology
Nyau as a name for a cat comes from that same cat sound 'meow' and works like a pet name, like 'kitty'. That's why people use nyau to mean a small or loved cat.