tungau

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay tungau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuŋaw (“tiny red itch mite”).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: tu‧ngau

Noun

tungau (first-person possessive tungauku, second-person possessive tungaumu, third-person possessive tungaunya)

  1. Mite, any of many minute arachnids which, along with the ticks, comprise subclass Acarina.

References

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuŋaw (“tiny red itch mite”).

Pronunciation

Noun

tungau (Jawi spelling توڠاو, plural tungau-tungau, informal 1st possessive tungauku, 2nd possessive tungaumu, 3rd possessive tungaunya)

  1. mite
    Synonym: hama

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

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Descendants

  • Indonesian: tungau

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