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Meowth appears to be a combination of ''meow'' (the sound a cat makes) and ''mouth'', possibly referring to the {{MTR|Meowth of Team Rocket}}'s [[talking Pokémon|ability to talk]]. The ''-th'' may also be borrowed from Nyarth, as both ''meow'' and ''nyā'' are onomatopoeia of a cat's cry. | Meowth appears to be a combination of ''meow'' (the sound a cat makes) and ''mouth'', possibly referring to the {{MTR|Meowth of Team Rocket}}'s [[talking Pokémon|ability to talk]]. However, this name was iplemented before the anime came out. The ''-th'' may also be borrowed from Nyarth, as both ''meow'' and ''nyā'' are onomatopoeia of a cat's cry. | ||
Nyarth is possibly a combination of ニャー ''nyā'' (the sound a cat makes) and the switched sounds of シャム ''Syamu'' (Siam, former name of {{wp|Thailand}}), becoming ミャス ''Myasu''. Siam relates to a cat breed, the {{wp|Siamese (cat)|Siamese}}, which in turn relates to Nyarth's evolution, {{p|Persian}}, and the {{wp|Persian (cat)|Persian}} cat breed. ''Su'' is verbally compatible with ''th'', as ''s'' and ''th'' are often interchanged in some speech impediments. | Nyarth is possibly a combination of ニャー ''nyā'' (the sound a cat makes) and the switched sounds of シャム ''Syamu'' (Siam, former name of {{wp|Thailand}}), becoming ミャス ''Myasu''. Siam relates to a cat breed, the {{wp|Siamese (cat)|Siamese}}, which in turn relates to Nyarth's evolution, {{p|Persian}}, and the {{wp|Persian (cat)|Persian}} cat breed. ''Su'' is verbally compatible with ''th'', as ''s'' and ''th'' are often interchanged in some speech impediments. | ||