maunzen

Nasalised form of mauzen, from earlier mauen, from Middle High German māwen.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaʊ̯ntsən/, [ˈmaʊ̯n.t͡sn̩], [ˈmaʊ̯n.sn̩]

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• Rhymes: -aʊ̯nt͡sn̩
• Hyphenation: maun‧zen

maunzen (weak, third-person singular present maunzt, past tense maunzte, past participle gemaunzt, auxiliary haben)

1. to meow

   Synonym: miauen

• There is no clear difference between miauen and maunzen. The former is more frequent and neutral, while maunzen tends to be more affective; it may imply that the cat is timid, discontent, or the like.

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