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nya

NYAH · interjection · slang

The Japanese 'meow', used as a cutesy catgirl verbal tic.

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The sound a cat makes in Japanese, adopted as a cute verbal tic — catgirl characters (and playful fans) tack 'nya' onto their sentences.

“The nekomimi maid greeted everyone with a cheerful 'nya!'.”
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nya In A Sentence

The nekomimi maid greeted everyone with a cheerful 'nya!'.

Origin & Usage

Japanese onomatopoeic にゃー (nyaa), the feline 'meow'.

Variants nyaanya~nyan

People Also Ask

What does nya mean?

It's the Japanese equivalent of 'meow', used as a cutesy verbal tic by catgirl characters and playful fans.

How do you use nya?

It gets tacked onto the end of sentences to sound cat-like and cute, e.g. a catgirl greeting people with 'nya!'.

Where does nya come from?

From the Japanese onomatopoeia にゃー (nyaa), the sound a cat makes.

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