Javanese

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Javanese writing system
Carakan ꦲꦸꦫꦁ
Pegon
Roman urang

Etymology

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Inherited from Old Javanese hurang (shrimp, prawn, lobster), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qudaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *qudaŋ.

Noun

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ꦲꦸꦫꦁ (urang)

  1. shrimp (decapod crustacean)
  2. prawn

Further reading

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  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “urang”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN