miauw

Miauw is an onomatopoeic term that imitates the sound a domestic cat makes. In Dutch, the word miauw functions as both the sound itself and as the base form of the verb miauwen, meaning to meow.

It reflects the high-pitched, drawn-out call typical of feline vocalizations and forms part of a broader family of animal sound words present in many languages. In Dutch, you can say de kat miauwt for the cat meows, and het miauw or een miauw for the meow.

Usage: The term commonly appears in writing for children, comics, subtitles, and casual speech to denote a cat's vocalization. It is used to convey mood and tone, often in combination with other onomatopoeic words.

Related terms include onomatopoeia and similar animal sounds in other languages, such as meow in English, miaou in French, and miau in Spanish, illustrating how languages render the same animal sound differently.