insang
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Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Malay insang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hasaŋ.
Noun
[edit]insang
- gills (of a fish)
- Ikan ... hidup di air dan bernapas dengan insang.[1] ― Fish ... live in water and breathe with gills.
References
[edit]- ^
Ikan on the Indonesian Wikipedia.Wikipedia id
Further reading
[edit]“insang” 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.
Malay
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hasaŋ. Compare Tagalog hasang and Cebuano hasang.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]insang (Jawi spelling اينسڠ, plural insang-insang, informal 1st possessive insangku, 2nd possessive insangmu, 3rd possessive insangnya)
- gills (of a fish)
Further reading
[edit]- “insang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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