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 (plural serangga-serangga)

1. insect

   Synonyms: insek, insekta

   Hypernym: artropoda

Further reading

• “serangga” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of 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
• Rhymes: -a

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

• “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

Noun

serangga (Sundanese script ᮞᮨᮛᮀᮌ)

1. insect