ngiyaw

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ŋiaw (“meow of a cat”), possibly of onomatopoeic origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋiˈaw/ [ŋiˈjaʊ̯]
• Hyphenation: ngi‧yaw

Noun

ngiyáw (Basahan spelling ᜅᜒᜌᜏ᜔)

1. meow

   Synonym: ingaw

Derived terms

• magngiyaw
• pangiyaw

 

See also

• ikos
• kuting

 

Karao

Noun

ngiyaw

1. cat

   Synonym: posa

Saisiyat

Noun

ngiyaw

1. cat

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• ng̃iyao — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ŋiaw (“meow of a cat”) 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 Kapampangan ngeung, 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
• ngiyawan
• ngumiyaw
• pagngiyaw
• pangiyaw
• pangiyawin

 

Further reading

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