ngiyaw

Bikol Central

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ngi‧yaw
  • IPA(key): /ŋiˈaw/, [ŋiˈaʊ̯]

Noun

ngiyáw

  1. meow

Derived terms
  • magngiyaw
  • pangiyaw

Karao

Noun

ngiyaw

  1. cat
    Synonym: posa

Saisiyat

Noun

ngiyaw

  1. cat

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ŋiaw (“meow of a cat”), possibly of onomatopoeic origin. Compare Ilocano ngiaw (“meow”), Kankanaey ngiyaw (“cat”), Ibaloi ngiyaw (“cat”), Karao ngiyaw (“cat”), Bikol Central ngiyaw (“meow”), Cebuano ngiyaw (“meow”), and Malay ngiau (“meow”). See also Hokkien 貓／猫 (niau, “cat”) and Japanese にゃあ (nyā).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ŋiˈaw/ [ˈŋjaʊ̯]
  • Rhymes: -aw
  • Syllabification: ngi‧yaw

Noun

ngiyáw (Baybayin spelling ᜅᜒᜌᜏ᜔)

  1. meow
    Synonym: ingaw

Derived terms
  • ingiyaw
  • nangiyaw
  • ngumiyaw
  • pagngiyaw
  • pangiyaw
  • pangiyawin

Further reading
  • “ngiyaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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