How do you say “meow” in Vietnamese?

“Meow” in Vietnamese is ngao (to meow), meo (meow), méo (distorted).

Vietnamese words for “meow”

• ngaoListenverb
  Hanoi [ŋaːw˧˧] · Saigon [ŋaːw˧˧]ngao level

  to meow

  for “meow” meaning: Used to indicate the cry of a cat.

• meoListeninterjection
  Hanoi [mɛw˧˧] · Saigon [mɛw˧˧]meo level

  meow; miaow

  for “meow” meaning: Used to indicate the cry of a cat.

  • Meo!Meow!
• méoListenadjective
  Hanoi [mɛw˧˦] · Saigon [mɛw˦˥]méo rising

  distorted; twisted

  for “meow” meaning: Used to indicate the cry of a cat.

Related Vietnamese words

• mèoListenverb

  cat

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.