jangkit

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay jangkit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *za(ŋ)kit (contagious, spreading by contact).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒaŋkit/ [ˈd͡ʒaŋ.kɪt̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -aŋkit
  • Syllabification: jang‧kit

Verb

jangkit (active menjangkit, passive dijangkit)

  1. to infect
    Synonyms: infeksi, jangkiti, tular

Derived terms

  • (of infection) berjangkit (to spread)
  • (of infection) berjangkitan (to spread everywhere)
  • jangkitan (infection)
  • jangkiti (to infect)
  • kejangkitan (to be infected with)
  • penjangkit (infecter)
  • penjangkitan (the act of infecting, infection)
  • terjangkit (infected)
  • terjangkiti (to be infected with)

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *za(ŋ)kit (contagious, spreading by contact).

Pronunciation

  • (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒaŋket/ [ˈd͡ʒaŋ.ket̪̚]
    • Rhymes: -aŋket, -et
  • (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒaŋkit/ [ˈd͡ʒaŋ.kit̪̚]
    • Rhymes: -aŋkit, -it

Verb

jangkit (Jawi spelling جاڠکيت)

  1. to infect

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: jangkit
  • North Moluccan Malay: jangke

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