# nyan

> English word · Interjection · IPA /ˈnjɑːn/ · frequency rank #68,490

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

## Etymology
From the Japanese onomatopoeia にゃん (nyan).

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