udang

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.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈudaŋ/ [ˈu.daŋ]
• Rhymes: -udaŋ
• Syllabification: u‧dang

udang (plural udang-udang)

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

• “udang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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

• (Standard Maguindanaon) IPA^(key): /ˈʔudaŋ/ [ˈʔu.ɽʌŋ]
• Rhymes: -udaŋ
• Syllabification: u‧dang

udang (Jawi spelling اُوْدَڠْ)

1. shrimp (decapod crustacean)

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈudaŋ/ [ˈu.daŋ]
• Rhymes: -udaŋ, -daŋ, -aŋ
• Hyphenation: u‧dang

udang (Jawi spelling اودڠ, plural udang-udang)

1. shrimp, prawn, any elongated non-carcine decapod crustacean

Malay speakers do not differentiate between shrimp and prawns, rather expressing both in degrees of size.

• > Indonesian: udang (inherited)

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