obat nyamuk

Indonesian edit

Etymology edit

Compound of obat (“drug, medicine”) +‎ nyamuk (“mosquito”).

Noun edit

obat nyamuk (first-person possessive obat nyamukku, second-person possessive obat nyamukmu, third-person possessive obat nyamuknya)

(literally) fly spray, insecticide.
(literally) insect repellent: a substance applied to skin, clothing, or other surfaces which discourages insects (and arthropods in general) from landing or climbing on that surface.
(idiomatic) third wheel: an unwanted third party accompanying two people on a date.

Further reading edit

“obat nyamuk” 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.