sengat
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Austronesian *seŋet (“to sting or bite, of an insect”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sə.ŋat/
- Rhymes: -əŋat, -ŋat, -at
Noun
sengat (Jawi spelling سڠت, plural sengat-sengat, informal 1st possessive sengatku, 2nd possessive sengatmu, 3rd possessive sengatnya)
- stinger (of an animal)
- Sengat lebah ― Stinger of a bee
Derived terms
- bersengat
Verb
sengat (Jawi spelling سڠت)
- to sting
- Pernahkah kamu disengat oleh lebah?
- Have you ever been stung by a bee?
Derived terms
- disengat
- menyengat
- penyengat
Further reading
- “sengat” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- Austronesian Comparative Dictionary - *seŋet