English

Proper noun

Miao

1. Any of the languages of the Miao (Hmong), an ethnic group of China and Vietnam belonging to the Hmong-Mien language family.

Translations

Anagrams

• IMAO
• MAOI
• moai

Italian

Noun

miao m ‎(invariable)

1. meow, mew, meu, miaow

Derived terms

• miagolare
• miagolio
• miagolone

Interjection

miao

1. meow, mew, meu, miaow the cry of a cat

Anagrams

• omai

Mandarin

Romanization

miao

1. Nonstandard spelling of miāo.
2. Nonstandard spelling of miáo.
3. Nonstandard spelling of miǎo.
4. Nonstandard spelling of miào.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.