Meanings
every sense kept, sourced — never invented1n.
catlexitron
2n.
catwiktionary
3n.
catmeatwiktionary
4n.
any of numerous fish of the genera Thryssa and Setipinnawiktionary
5n.
the fish, Lycothrissa crocodilus (Bleeker), of the family Engraulidaewiktionary
6n.
another name of the constellation มูละwiktionary
Built from
From Proto-Southwestern Tai *mɛːwᴬ² (“cat”), of onomatopoeic origin. Cognate with Northern Thai ᨾᩯ᩠ᩅ, Lao ແມວ (mǣu), Lü ᦶᦙᧁ (maew), Tai Dam ꪵꪣꪫ, Shan မႅဝ်း (méao), Tai Nüa ᥛᥦᥝᥴ (máew), Phake မ︀ိဝ︀် (miw), Ahom 𑜈𑜢𑜈𑜫 (biw). Compare Nong Zhuang myauq, Zhuang meuz, Chinese 貓／猫 (māo), Japanese 貓 (myō), Vietnamese mèo, Khasi miaw, English meow.