serangga
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay serangga, from Sanskrit सारङ्ग (sāraṅga, “bee”, literally “spotted, varigated”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [səˈraŋ.ɡa]
- Hyphenation: sê‧rang‧ga
Noun
sêrangga (first-person possessive seranggaku, second-person possessive seranggamu, third-person possessive serangganya)
- insect
- Synonyms: insek, insekta
- Hypernym: artropoda
Further reading
- “serangga” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit सारङ्ग (sāraṅga, “bee”, literally “spotted, varigated”).
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /sə.raɡ.ɡə/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /sə.raŋ.ɡa/
- Rhymes: -aŋɡə, -ɡə, -ə
Noun
serangga (Jawi spelling سرڠݢ, plural serangga-serangga, informal 1st possessive seranggaku, 2nd possessive seranggamu, 3rd possessive serangganya)
- insect
- Hypernym: artropod
Descendants
- Indonesian: serangga
Further reading
- “serangga” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- "serangga" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
Sundanese
Romanization
serangga
- Romanization of ᮞᮨᮛᮀᮌ