mentadak

Malay

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mənˈtadak/ [mən̪ˈt̪a.daʔ]
  • Rhymes: -adak, -dak, -ak
  • Hyphenation: men‧ta‧dak

Noun

mentadak (Jawi spelling منتادق, plural mentadak-mentadak)

  1. praying mantis[1]
    Synonyms: cengkadak, cengkadu, gancung, gegancung, kacung, kancung, ketenun (Northern Peninsular Malay), lintadu, mentadu, sentadu
    Synonym: belalang sentadu (Indonesia)
    Tangkap mentadak tu! ― Catch that praying mantis!
    Ada mentadak kat telinga kau. ― There's a praying mantis on your ear.
    Kau tau tak? Semalam, Pok Teh terpijak mentadak sampai berkecai.
    Did you know? Yesterday, Pok Teh (accidently) step on a mantis, it got eviscerated.

References

  1. ^ "mentadak" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.

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