ngiyaw
Bikol Central
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ngi‧yaw
- IPA(key): /ŋiˈau/, [ŋiˈaʊ̯]
Derived terms
- magngiyaw
- pangiyaw
Saisiyat
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- ng̃iyao – obsolete, Abecedario orthography
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ŋiaw (“meow of a cat”), possibly 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 Hokkien 貓／猫 (niau, “cat”) and Japanese にゃあ (nyā).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ngi‧yaw
- IPA(key): /ŋiˈaw/, [ŋɪˈaʊ̯]
Derived terms
- ingiyaw
- nangiyaw
- ngumiyaw
- pagngiyaw
- pangiyaw
- pangiyawin
Further reading
- “ngiyaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
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