แมว

mɛɛonoun

cat

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Meanings

every sense kept, sourced — never invented

1n.

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.

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แมว inside longer words

เสือกระต่ายลายเขียนขีด ตัวกระจิดนิดกว่าแมว อยู่ป่าตาบั้งแบ๊ว ขบกระต่ายแล้วแง้วคำราม sʉ̌ʉa-grà-dtàai laai kǐian-kìit · dtuua grà-jìt nít gwàa mɛɛo · yùu bpàa dtaa bâng-bɛ́o · kòp grà-dtàai lɛ́ɛo ngɛ́ɛo kam-raamA reed cat has strips written all over its body, that is tinier than an actual cat. It lurks in the grove, with the eyes so odd. Having snapped at a hare, it roars miaow.