tungau

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

tungau (plural tungau-tungau)

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

References

• tungau on the Indonesian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^id

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

• “tungau” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.