serangga

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay serangga, from Sanskrit सारङ्ग (sāraṅga, bee, literally spotted, varigated).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [səˈraŋ.ɡa]
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  • Hyphenation: sê‧rang‧ga

Noun

sêrangga (first-person possessive seranggaku, second-person possessive seranggamu, third-person possessive serangganya)

  1. insect
    Synonyms: insek, insekta
    Hypernym: artropoda

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit सारङ्ग (sāraṅga, bee, literally spotted, varigated).

Pronunciation

Noun

serangga (Jawi spelling سرڠݢ, plural serangga-serangga, informal 1st possessive seranggaku, 2nd possessive seranggamu, 3rd possessive serangganya)

  1. insect
    Hypernym: artropod

Descendants

  • Indonesian: serangga

Further reading

Sundanese

Romanization

serangga

  1. Romanization of ᮞᮨᮛᮀᮌ
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