mèo

See also: meo, meó, méo, Mèo, Mẹo, and me'o

Muong

Etymology

From an onomatopoeic origin. Cognate with Vietnamese mèo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɛw²/

Noun

mèo

(Mường Bi, zoology) cat

Vietnamese

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, from the animal's cry. Compare Ahom 𑜉𑜢𑜰𑜫 (mi0), Chinese 貓／猫, Thai แมว (mɛɛo), Northern Thai ᨾᩯ᩠ᩅ, Lao ແມວ (mǣu), Lü ᦶᦙᧁ (maew), Shan မႅဝ်း (méao), Zhuang meuz.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mɛw˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [mɛw˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [mɛw˨˩]
Homophone: Mèo
Audio (Hà Nội) (file)
Audio (Hồ Chí Minh City) (file)

Noun

(classifier con) mèo • (猫, 貓)

cat

Derived terms

Derived terms

Related terms

tiểu hổ
Mão; Mẹo

Verb

mèo

meow

Further reading

"mèo" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)

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