tungau

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay tungau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuŋaw (“tiny red itch mite”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈtuŋau̯]
  • Hyphenation: tu‧ngau

Noun

tungau (first-person possessive tungauku, second-person possessive tungaumu, third-person possessive tungaunya)

  1. Mite, any of many minute arachnids which, along with the ticks, comprise subclass Acarina.

References

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuŋaw (“tiny red itch mite”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tuŋau̯/
  • Rhymes: -uŋau̯, -ŋau̯, -au̯

Noun

tungau (Jawi spelling توڠاو, plural tungau-tungau, informal 1st possessive tungauku, 2nd possessive tungaumu, 3rd possessive tungaunya)

  1. mite
    Synonym: hama

Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

  • bertungau [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Descendants
  • Indonesian: tungau

Further reading
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