English

Proper noun

Miu

1. A Japanese female given name

Japanese

Romanization

Miu

1. rōmaji reading of みう

Greenlandic

Affix

miu

1. an inhabitant of.

   e.g. Nuummiu

   An inhabitant of Nuuk.

   e.g. qernertormiu

   A negro.

Synonyms

• mioq

Mandarin

Romanization

miu

1. Nonstandard spelling of miū.
2. Nonstandard spelling of miù.

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.

Mirandese

Etymology

From Latin meus.

Pronoun

miu m ‎(feminine mie, masculine plural mius, feminine plural mies)

1. my