jentik-jentik

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay jentik-jentik.

Noun

jêntik-jêntik (plural jentik-jentik)

1. wriggler: the larva of a mosquito.

   Hypernym: larva

Malay

Alternative forms

• jejentik

Noun

jentik-jentik (informal 1st possessive jentik-jentikku, 2nd possessive jentik-jentikmu, 3rd possessive jentik-jentiknya)

1. (insect) wriggler (mosquito larva)

Descendants

• Indonesian: jentik-jentik