semut
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay semut, from Aslian, from Proto-Austroasiatic *smuːcʔ (“ant”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /səˈmut/ [səˈmʊt̪̚]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ut
- Syllabification: se‧mut
Noun
sêmut (plural semut-semut)
Derived terms
Affixations
- bersemut
- disemuti
- kesemutan
- menyemut
- menyemuti
- semut-semutan
Compounds
- semut angkrang
- semut api
- semut firaun
- semut gajah
- semut gatal
- semut geramang
- semut gula
- semut hitam
- semut kerengga
- semut keripik
- semut pudak
- semut putih
- semut rangrang
- semut setanda
- semut temenggung
- semut tukang kayu
Further reading
- Sidwell, Paul (2024), “500 Proto Austroasiatic Etyma: Version 1.0”, in Journal of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society[1], volume 17, number 1, pages i–xxxiii
- “semut”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Javanese
Noun
semut
Malay
Etymology
From Aslian, from Proto-Austroasiatic *smuːcʔ (“ant”).
Alternative forms
- samut (Brunei Malay)
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /səˈmot/ [səˈmot̪̚]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ot
- (Baku) IPA(key): /səˈmut/ [səˈmut̪̚]
- Rhymes: -ut
- Hyphenation: se‧mut
Noun
semut (Jawi spelling سموت, plural semut-semut)
Derived terms
Affixations
- bersemut
- menyemut
Compounds
- getek semut / ketip semut (“a traditional children game (lit. ant-nip)”)
- semut api (“fire ant”)
- semut Charlie / semut kayap / semut semai (“Paederus”)
- semut gajah (“Dinomyrmex”)
- semut gatal (“pharaoh ant”)
- semut geramang (“blood-red ant”)
- semut gula / semut manisan (“odorous house ant”)
- semut kayu (“carpenter ant”)
- semut sabong / semut sabur (“Tetraponera rufonigra”)
Descendants
- > Indonesian: semut (inherited)
See also
- cengkiak / kiak-kiak / kengkiak / kelengkiak / lengkiak
- kerengga
Further reading
- “semut”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017