sengat
Malay edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Austronesian *seŋet (“to sting or bite, of an insect”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sengat (Jawi spelling سڠت, plural sengat-sengat, informal 1st possessive sengatku, 2nd possessive sengatmu, 3rd possessive sengatnya)
- stinger (of an animal)
- Sengat lebah ― Stinger of a bee
Derived terms edit
Verb edit
sengat (Jawi spelling سڠت)
- to sting
- Pernahkah kamu disengat oleh lebah?
- Have you ever been stung by a bee?
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “sengat” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- Austronesian Comparative Dictionary - *seŋet