jentik

• IPA^(key): [d͡ʒənˈtɪk̚]
• Hyphenation: jên‧tik

From Malay jentik.

jêntik

1. pinch

   Synonyms: cubit, jepit

From Javanese ꦗꦼꦤ꧀ꦛꦶꦏ꧀ (jenthik).

jêntik (first-person possessive jentikku, second-person possessive jentikmu, third-person possessive jentiknya)

1. (dialect) little finger

   Synonym: kelingking

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

jêntik (first-person possessive jentikku, second-person possessive jentikmu, third-person possessive jentiknya)

1. Baccaurea pyriformis

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

jêntik (plural jentik-jentik, first-person possessive jentikku, second-person possessive jentikmu, third-person possessive jentiknya)

1. wriggler: the larva of a mosquito.

   Hypernym: larva

• “jentik” 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.

• Rhymes: -ik

jentik (Jawi spelling جنتيق, plural jejentik, informal 1st possessive jentikku, 2nd possessive jentikmu, 3rd possessive jentiknya)

1. larva, especially of mosquitos

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