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Greek styles (might convey different mood)
edit- main: νιάου
- with more coyness: νιάρ
- anglotropous, xenotropous (trópos means way): μιάου
Miau in Latin
editI can't find any citation of miau in Latin outside of Wikipedia. There's also a discussion at Disputatio:Onomatopoeia, pointing to Animalium soni, which has nau. Ms7821 (talk) 16:19, 6 August 2021 (UTC)
Ancient Egypt
editThe Ancient Egyptian word for 'cat' was 'meow', and I think this should be mentioned in the article as a possible origin for the supposed onomatopoeia. CessnaMan1989 (talk) 14:27, 4 October 2021 (UTC)
- That seems very unlikely. Onomatopoeia means the word comes directly from the sound, not another language, and the usage is common in languages throughout the world, most of which have no conceivable relationship to Egyptian. Eoghan (talk) 09:40, 19 November 2021 (UTC)
- Not meow but 'mau'. 62.122.114.170 (talk) 15:41, 2 May 2024 (UTC)
Audio file for 'Mew'
editHey, can you please allow an audio file for a 'Mew' as mentioned? 68.50.116.194 (talk) 17:45, 11 February 2022 (UTC)
Language table
editWhat is the purpose of the table with the onomatopoeias in different languages? It looks like something that belongs to Wiktionary:meow § Translations. The table there is missing some of the languages mentioned here. If someone knows them, please add the translations to Wiktionary. – MwGamera (talk) 15:07, 23 April 2022 (UTC)
Pronunciation
editMeow is the onomonopeia for cat noises, it can be pronounced just as it is spelled, me-ow. Kstanley1 (talk) 19:59, 1 September 2022 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 31 December 2022
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Redirect this to cat vocalisation 我的兄弟姐妹太多了他們都很煩人 (talk) 08:15, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. LilianaUwU (talk / contribs) 08:16, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
Miaow?
editShould this alternative spelling be worth mentioning in the lead? From what I looked up it seems to be a rather dated and chiefly British spelling. Evaporation123 (talk) 20:22, 2 June 2024 (UTC)