nyo

an onomatopoeic word for ‘meow’, a cat sound. the more common form is ‘nya’, a less common form is ‘nyu’.

‘nyo’ (にょ) is also acceptable and has been popularised by dejiko-chan (a catgirl, or nekomimi (猫耳) in the anime tv series digi charat. dejiko-chan ends almost all sentences with this suffix (see examples). another feline character in the show, puchiko-chan, ends most of her sentences with the suffix ‘nyu’.

is is a misconception that ‘nyo’ can be defined as ‘urine’. the j-panese word for urine is 尿 (nyō), the vowel sound being slightly longer. this is a kanji character whereas onomatopoeic words in j-panese are usually spelled only in hiragana.

it would be akin to using the english sentence “we are buying a cat” but pretending one had said “urine are buying a cat”, simply because the words use similar pr-nunciation.
“ah this voice! it’s that laughing ghost-nyo!”
“no-nyo! too much trouble-nyo!”
nyo is a word, or sound effect, commonly used with cats. other forms of “nyo” are “nya” and “nyu”. the main character of digi charat, dejiko, who happens to dress as a catgirl, uses “nyo” to end all of her sentences; her partner, puchiko, a smaller version of a feline female chooses to end her sentences with “nyu”.
“it’s the laughing ghost-nyo!”
“dejiko, what are you smoking-nyu?”
– j-panese sound for cats
– way that dejiko finishes most fo her phrases aat digicharat
how are you doing-nyo
a band/group of 5 (two girls, three guys) formed in los angeles, ca who sing together. also known as not your ordinary.
n.y.o.
what dejiko ends all her sentances in! :d
“the guy next door is farting -nyo.”
can mean anything. used by dejiko/di gi charat/chocola in the anime digi charat.
“nyo!” she screamed for no real reason.
almost a yes, but still an answer in the negative. you really want to say ‘yes’, but for whatever reason you have to say ‘no’.

variants: ‘nyope’ and ‘nyuh-uh’
antonym: ‘nyes’
“hey, baby, let’s get this new 40-inch widescreen television.”
-sigh- “nyope. can’t afford it right now, hon.”

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