insek

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch insect.

Pronunciation

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Noun

insek (plural insekte)

1. insect

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch insect (“insect”), insekt, from Latin īnsectum (“bug; cut up”), from īnsecō (“I cut up into”). The Latin is a calque of Ancient Greek ἔντομον (éntomon, “bug”), from ἔντομος (éntomos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɪn.sɛk]
• Hyphenation: in‧sèk

Noun

insèk (first-person possessive insekku, second-person possessive insekmu, third-person possessive inseknya)

1. insect.

   Synonyms: insekta, serangga

Related terms

• insekta
• insektisida

 

Further reading

• “insek” 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.