jangkit

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay jangkit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *za(ŋ)kit (“contagious, spreading by contact”).

Pronunciation

(Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒaŋkit/
Rhymes: -aŋkit
Syllabification: jang‧kit

Verb

jangkit (active menjangkit, passive dijangkit)

to infect
Synonyms: infeksi, jangkiti, tular

Derived terms

(of infection) berjangkit (“to spread”)
(of infection) berjangkitan (“to spread everywhere”)
jangkitan (“infection”)
jangkiti (“to infect”)
kejangkitan (“to be infected with”)
penjangkit (“infecter”)
penjangkitan (“the act of infecting, infection”)
terjangkit (“infected”)
terjangkiti (“to be infected with”)

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *za(ŋ)kit (“contagious, spreading by contact”).

Pronunciation

(Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒaŋket/
- Rhymes: -aŋket, -et

(Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒaŋkit/
- Rhymes: -aŋkit, -it

Verb

jangkit (Jawi spelling جاڠکيت)

to infect

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

Descendants

Indonesian: jangkit
North Moluccan Malay: jangke

Further reading

“jangkit” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

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