jentik
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [d͡ʒənˈtɪk̚]
- Hyphenation: jên‧tik
Etymology 1
Verb
jêntik
Derived terms
- jentikan
- menjentik
Etymology 2
From Javanese ꦗꦼꦤ꧀ꦛꦶꦏ꧀ (jenthik).
Noun
jêntik (plural jentik-jentik)
- (dialect) little finger
- Synonym: kelingking
Etymology 3
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
jêntik (plural jentik-jentik)
Etymology 4
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
jêntik (plural jentik-jentik)
- wriggler, (larva) especially of mosquitoes
- Hypernym: larva
Further reading
- “jentik”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Malay
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /d͡ʒənˈtek/ [d͡ʒən̪ˈt̪eʔ]
- Rhymes: -teʔ, -eʔ
- (Baku) IPA(key): /d͡ʒənˈtik/ [d͡ʒən̪ˈt̪iʔ]
- Rhymes: -tiʔ, -iʔ
- Hyphenation: jen‧tik
Noun
jentik (Jawi spelling جنتيق, plural jejentik)
- wriggler, (larva) especially of mosquitoes
Further reading
- “jentik”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017