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mosquito in Malay

nyamuk

/mɒˈskiː.təʊ//məsˈki.toʊ/

mosquito in Malay: nyamuk. In English, mosquito means a small flying insect of the family Culicidae, the females of which bite humans and animals and suck blood, leaving an itching bump on the skin, and sometimes carrying diseases like malaria, dengue and yellow fever.

Malay words for mosquito

small flying insect of the family Culicidae, known for biting and sucking blood
nyamuk

English meaning of mosquito

  1. noun A small flying insect of the family Culicidae, the females of which bite humans and animals and suck blood, leaving an itching bump on the skin, and sometimes carrying diseases like malaria, dengue and yellow fever.
  2. verb To fly close to the ground, seemingly without a course.

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Questions about mosquito in Malay

What is the meaning of mosquito in Malay?
Mosquito in Malay is nyamuk.
Apakah maksud mosquito dalam bahasa Melayu?
Mosquito: nyamuk.
What does mosquito mean in English?
Mosquito means a small flying insect of the family Culicidae, the females of which bite humans and animals and suck blood, leaving an itching bump on the skin, and sometimes carrying diseases like malaria, dengue and yellow fever.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: mosquito (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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