Bahasa Melayu

jentik

Bahasa Melayu

English

mosquito larva, wriggler

The young stage of a mosquito that lives in water.

جنتيق

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Kolam yang bertakung itu penuh dengan jentik.

    The stagnant pond was full of mosquito larvae.

  2. Mereka membersihkan longkang supaya tiada jentik.

    They cleaned the drain so there would be no mosquito larvae.

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jentik

In this sense, jentik refers to mosquito larvae.

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.