# nya

> English word · Interjection · IPA /ˈnjɑː/ · frequency rank #48,387

## Definitions
1. The cry of a cat; meow, miaow.

## Etymology
From the Japanese onomatopoeia にゃ (nya).

## Easily confused with
- **NZ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nya-vs-nz)
- **NYC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nya-vs-nyc)
- **nye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nya-vs-nye)
- **NYT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nya-vs-nyt)
- **NYU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nya-vs-nyu)
- **Nyx** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nya-vs-nyx)
- **NYPD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nya-vs-nypd)
- **n** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/n-vs-nya)
- **na** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/na-vs-nya)
- **NC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nc-vs-nya)
- **ne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ne-vs-nya)
- **NJ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nj-vs-nya)
- **ni** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ni-vs-nya)
- **Ng** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ng-vs-nya)
- **nm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nm-vs-nya)
- **NT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nt-vs-nya)
- **nd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nd-vs-nya)
- **NP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/np-vs-nya)
- **nu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nu-vs-nya)
- **NL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nl-vs-nya)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/nya