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)

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