nyamuk

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Brunei Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk.

Pronunciation

Noun

nyamuk

  1. mosquito (small flying insect of the family Culicidae, known for biting and sucking blood)

Synonyms

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay nyamuk, from Proto-Malayic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk.

Pronunciation

Noun

nyamuk (plural nyamuk-nyamuk)

  1. mosquito (small flying insect of the family Culicidae, known for biting and sucking blood)

Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk. Cognate with Maori namu (Austrosimulium spp., sandfly).

Pronunciation

Noun

nyamuk (Jawi spelling ڽاموق, plural nyamuk-nyamuk, informal 1st possessive nyamukku, 2nd possessive nyamukmu, 3rd possessive nyamuknya)

  1. mosquito (small flying insect of the family Culicidae, known for biting and sucking blood)

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: nyamuk (inherited)

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