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

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

Noun

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;

Derived terms

• perudangan

• udang bago
• udang batu
• udang belang
• udang beras
• udang bulu
• udang buta
• udang dogol
• udang galah
• udang gantung
• udang geragau
• udang jerbung
• udang karang
• udang kecepai
• udang kering
• udang ketak
• udang krosok
• udang lubuk
• udang macan
• udang mantis merak
• udang menjangan
• udang pasir
• udang peci
• udang pepai
• udang pistol
• udang putih
• udang rarak
• udang rebon
• udang regang
• udang satang
• udang selingkuh
• udang sentadu
• udang sungai
• udang tawar
• udang vaname
• udang windu

• merah udang

Further reading

• “udang”, 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

Maguindanao

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

udang (Jawi spelling اُوْدَڠْ)

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

Noun

udang (Jawi spelling اودڠ, plural udang-udang or udang²)

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

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

• perudangan (“shrimp farming”)
• raja udang (“kingfisher”)
• udang galah (“giant freshwater prawn”)
• udang kara
• udang lipan (“mantis shrimp”)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: udang (inherited)

Further reading

• “udang”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017