mèo

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

Muong

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Etymology

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From an onomatopoeic origin. Cognate with Vietnamese mèo.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mèo

  1. (Mường Bi, zoology) cat

Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic, from the animal's cry. Compare Ahom 𑜈𑜢𑜈𑜫 (biw), Chinese , Thai แมว (mɛɛo), Northern Thai ᨾᩯ᩠ᩅ, Lao ແມວ (mǣu), ᦶᦙᧁ (maew), Shan မႅဝ်း (méao), Zhuang meuz.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(classifier con) mèo (, )

  1. cat

Derived terms

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Verb

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mèo

  1. meow

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