nyah

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English

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Etymology 1

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Unclear. Assertions of its universality among children regardless of culture or parent tongue are likely false: see [1], [2], [3]

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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nyah

  1. Expressing smug triumph.
    • 1993, Ted Andrews, Enchantment of the faerie realm, page 74:
      When the waves didn't catch me, I would laugh and sing out, "Nyah, nyah, nyah!"
    • 2009 August 7, George Vecsey, “On Big Day for Bronx, Cheating Is Nonissue”, in New York Times[4]:
      Yankee fans have been saying, Nyah, nyah, I told you so, since the news was revealed in The New York Times.

Etymology 2

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From Japanese にゃあ

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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nyah

  1. (fandom slang, Internet slang) meow, especially spoken by a catgirl or catboy

Anagrams

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Malay

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Etymology

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Related to Malay enyah.

Verb

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nyah (Jawi spelling ڽه)

  1. to run from
  2. to remove

Derived terms

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