nyamuk

Brunei Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɲa.muk/

Noun

nyamuk

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

Synonyms

• rangit

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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• Rhymes: -amuk
• Syllabification: nya‧muk

Noun

nyamuk (first-person possessive nyamukku, second-person possessive nyamukmu, third-person possessive nyamuknya)

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈɲamuk/ [ˈɲa.muʔ]
• IPA^(key): /ˈɲamok/ [ˈɲa.moʔ] (Johor-Riau)
• Rhymes: -amuk, -muk, -uk
• Hyphenation: nya‧muk

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)

References

• "nyamuk" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
• “nyamuk” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• Austronesian Comparative Dictionary