insek

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Afrikaans[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch insect.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

insek (plural insekte)

  1. insect

Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

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

  1. insect.
    Synonyms: insekta, serangga

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