cengkerik
Malay
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Classical Malay cengkerik ~ jengkerik ~ jangkerik, from Mon-Khmer, whence Khmer ចង្រិត (cɑngrət).
Pronunciation
edit- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /t͡ʃəŋkərek/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /t͡ʃəŋkərɪk/
- Rhymes: -ərik, -rik, -ik
Noun
editcengkerik (Jawi spelling چڠکريق, plural cengkerik-cengkerik, informal 1st possessive cengkerikku, 2nd possessive cengkerikmu, 3rd possessive cengkeriknya)
Descendants
edit- Indonesian: jangkrik
Further reading
edit- “cengkerik” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.