How do say cat? is it nyanko or neko - Feed Post by CatBox

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  whiwi

  i think "neko"..
  
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  September 30, 2014 at 1:01pm
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  mog86uk

  'neko' is the proper word for how to say cat.
  'nyanko' is like how we sometimes say 'kitty' in English--it's another word for saying neko, but is more childish and colloquial.

  September 30, 2014 at 2:58pm
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  fanks_177

  you can also say "koneko" to say "kitty"
  Cmiiw

  September 30, 2014 at 5:39pm
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  mog86uk

  'koneko' is very specifically a young cat, a kitten. I would never call an adult cat a 'kitten' (as long as I could actually tell the difference)!
  
  I think I would probably still say 'kitty' for adult cats. Like if I was trying to get a cat to come over to me, I might say "here kitty kitty", especially if I was with some young children who want to play with the cat. Kitty is like a pet name way of saying cat, and I think 'nyanko' is kind of similar, but I don't really know.
  
  neko = 猫 (cat) = cat
  koneko = 子猫 (child cat) = kitten
  nyanko = ニャンコ = "kitty"

  September 30, 2014 at 11:57pm
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  mog86uk

  Oops, apparently 'nyanko' should instead be written in hiragana, which makes sense actually...
  So nyanko would be にゃんこ

  October 1, 2014 at 12:14am
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  fanks_177

  Oh sry it was supposed to be kitten lol my bad

  October 2, 2014 at 1:32am
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  CatBox

  Thanks guys (*^*)
  

  October 2, 2014 at 7:44am