Nyao

Origin

From the Japanese onomatopoeia にゃお (nyao, "meow, miaow").

Full definition of nyao

Interjection

1. (chiefly anime and manga fandom) The cry of a cat.
• 1994, 13 December, Mark Maestas, Dream Tournament 3: Round 1 Results, Part 2, Scorpion's body dropped to the ground as Felicia turned back into a cat. With a barely audible "nyao," she then began to lick and clean herself off.
• 1997, 16 August, Terra, https://groups.google.com/forum/#!original/rec.arts.anime.creative/_uSeFNm2FI0/nPmrsDVEb1MJ|XOver
• 2001, 25 March, Aylakitty username, Re: If AFD was a family..., I'd Be The Family Kitty Cat! Nyao! Heehee! :::lies down on a rug and purrs:::

Synonyms

• meow, miaow