ngiyaw
Bikol Central
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ngi‧yaw
- IPA(key): /ŋiˈau/, [ŋiˈaʊ̯]
Noun
ngiyáw
- meow
Derived terms
- magngiyaw
- pangiyaw
Karao
Noun
ngiyaw
- cat
- Synonym: posa
Saisiyat
Noun
ngiyaw
- cat
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- ng̃iyao – obsolete, Abecedario orthography
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”), and Cebuano ngiyaw (“meow”). See also Hokkien 貓 (niau, “cat”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ngi‧yaw
- IPA(key): /ŋiˈaw/, [ŋɪˈaʊ̯]
Noun
ngiyáw (Baybayin spelling ᜅᜒᜌᜏ᜔)
- meow
- Synonym: ingaw
Derived terms
- ingiyaw
- nangiyaw
- ngumiyaw
- pagngiyaw
- pangiyaw
- pangiyawin
Further reading
- “ngiyaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018