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nya^¹

/ˈnjɑː/
/ˈnjæ/

Rhymes with -ɑː, -æ

Where it comes from

From the Japanese onomatopoeia にゃ (nya).

interjection

slang The cry of a cat: meow, miaow.
Similar: nyaa, nyan, nyao

NYA^²

proper noun

US, abbreviation, historical, initialism Initialism of National Youth Administration

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"nya." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/nya. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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nya. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/nya

Chicago

"nya." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nya.

BibTeX

@misc{nya_2026,
  title = {nya},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nya},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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