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 (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 Māori namu (“Austrosimulium spp., sandfly”); compare also Tagalog lamok.

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˈɲamok/ [ˈɲa.moʔ]
  • Rhymes: -moʔ, -oʔ

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

Noun

nyamuk (Jawi spelling ڽاموق, plural nyamuk-nyamuk or nyamuk²)

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

Descendants

• > Indonesian: nyamuk (inherited)

Further reading

• "nyamuk" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
• Austronesian Comparative Dictionary