jentik

• IPA^(key): [d͡ʒənˈtɪk̚]
• Hyphenation: jên‧tik

From Malay jentik.

jêntik

1. pinch

   Synonyms: cubit, jepit

From Javanese ꦗꦼꦤ꧀ꦛꦶꦏ꧀ (jenthik).

jêntik (plural jentik-jentik)

1. (dialect) little finger

   Synonym: kelingking

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

jêntik (plural jentik-jentik)

1. Baccaurea pyriformis

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

jêntik (plural jentik-jentik)

1. wriggler: the larva of a mosquito

   Hypernym: larva

• “jentik” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒənˈtek/ [d͡ʒən̪ˈt̪eʔ]
  • Rhymes: -teʔ, -eʔ

• (Baku) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒənˈtik/ [d͡ʒən̪ˈt̪iʔ]
  • Rhymes: -tiʔ, -iʔ
• Hyphenation: jen‧tik

jentik (Jawi spelling جنتيق, plural jejentik)

1. larva, especially of mosquitos

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