miagar

Asturian

Etymology

From miagu +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mjaˈɡaɾ/ [mjaˈɣ̞aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: mia‧gar

Verb

miagar

  1. to meow
  2. (figuratively) to beg insistently
    Anque miagues tol día nun te lu voi dar
    Even if you beg all day long I'm not going to give it to you
  3. (figuratively) to complain

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • tar miagando
  • andar miagando

Further reading

  • miagar”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
  • Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “miagar”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mjaˈɡaɾ/ [mjaˈɣ̞aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: mia‧gar

Verb

miagar (first-person singular present miago, first-person singular preterite miagué, past participle miagado)

  1. (Cantabria) to meow
    Synonyms: maullar, hacer miau, mayar, maular, miañar, miar

Conjugation

Further reading