udang

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay udang, from Classical Malay udang, from Proto-Malayic *hudaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *hudaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *hudaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qudaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *qudaŋ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [udaŋ]
• Rhymes: -udaŋ, -daŋ, -aŋ

Noun

udang (first-person possessive udangku, second-person possessive udangmu, third-person possessive udangnya)

1. a common name for small aquatic crustaceans with an exoskeleton and ten legs, of the genus Stenasellus, the infraorder Caridea or the suborder Dendrobranchiata; shrimp; prawn

Maguindanao

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *qudaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qudaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *qudaŋ.

Noun

udang (Jawi spelling اودڠ)

1. shrimp (decapod crustacean)

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *hudaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *hudaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *hudaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qudaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *qudaŋ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /udaŋ/
• Rhymes: -udaŋ, -daŋ, -aŋ

Noun

udang (Jawi spelling اودڠ, plural udang-udang, informal 1st possessive udangku, 2nd possessive udangmu, 3rd possessive udangnya)

1. shrimp (decapod crustacean)

Descendants

• Indonesian: udang

Further reading

• “udang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.