nyamuk

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

• IPA^(key): /ɲa.muk/

nyamuk

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

• rangit

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

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈɲamuk/ [ˈɲa.mʊk̚]

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• Rhymes: -amuk
• Syllabification: nya‧muk

nyamuk (plural nyamuk-nyamuk)

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

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk. Cognate with Maori namu (“Austrosimulium spp., sandfly”); compare also Tagalog lamok.

• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): /ˈɲamok/ [ˈɲa.moʔ]
  • Rhymes: -amoʔ, -moʔ, -oʔ

• (Baku) IPA^(key): /ˈɲamuk/ [ˈɲa.muʔ]
  • Rhymes: -amuʔ, -muʔ, -uʔ
• Hyphenation: nya‧muk

nyamuk (Jawi spelling ڽاموق, plural nyamuk-nyamuk)

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

• > Indonesian: nyamuk (inherited)

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