sengkenit

Malay

Alternative forms

• cengkenit

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety, /a/-variety, Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /seŋˈkenit/ [seŋˈke.nit̪̚]
• Rhymes: -nit, -it
• Hyphenation: seng‧ke‧nit

Noun

sengkenit (Jawi spelling سڠکنيت, plural sengkenit-sengkenit or sengkenit²)

1. tick (arachnid)

   Synonyms: kutu babi, tempiras, caplak (Standard Indonesian), pirah

Further reading

• "sengkenit" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "sengkenit" at PRPM first version)