serangga
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay serangga, from Sanskrit सारङ्ग (sāraṅga, “bee”, literally “spotted, varigated”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /səˈraŋɡa/ [səˈraŋ.ɡa]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -aŋɡa
- Syllabification: se‧rang‧ga
Noun
sêrangga (plural serangga-serangga)
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)
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)