เมี้ยว

míiao

Meaning

1InterjectionA1

meow

the sound a cat makes; meow

Examples

แมวmɛɛoแมวmɛɛocatของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineร้องrɔ́ɔngร้องrɔ́ɔng1[to] cry; weep2[to] sing3[to] shout; call out4[to] complain; lodge a complaintเมี้ยวmíiaoเมี้ยวmíiaomeow
My cat says meow.
3 more examples
ฉันchǎnได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsǐiangเมี้ยวmíiao
I hear a meow sound.
แมวmaeoสีขาวsĕe kăaoร้องróngเมี้ยวmíiaoๆ-เมื่อmêuuaมันmanหิวข้าวhĭu kâao
The white cat meows when it is hungry.
ลูกแมวlûuk-mɛɛoตัวนั้นdtuua-nánเดินมาdəən-maaหาฉันhǎa-chǎnแล้วlɛ́ɛoร้องrɔ́ɔngเมี้ยวmíiao
That kitten walked up to me and meowed.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markMai tho
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

High tone

míiao

Starts high and keeps climbing.

Low class + Mai tho → High

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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