ڽاموق

Malay

Alternative forms

nyamuk

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *ñamuk (compare Banjarese nyamuk), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk, *lamuk (compare Acehnese jamok, Buginese namok, Chamorro ñamu, Javanese lemut, and Tagalog lamok inside Western MP, and outside of Western MP, compare Fijian namu, Samoan namu).

Pronunciation

(Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /ɲamoʔ/
(Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /ɲamʊʔ/
Rhymes: -amoʔ, -moʔ, -oʔ

Noun

ڽاموق (Rumi spelling nyamuk)

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

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