Bahasa Melayu
jentik
English
mosquito larva, wriggler
The young stage of a mosquito that lives in water.
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Kolam yang bertakung itu penuh dengan jentik.
The stagnant pond was full of mosquito larvae.
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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