udang lipan

Malay

Etymology

Compound of udang (“shrimp; prawn”) +‎ lipan (“centipede”). Literally, “centipede shrimp/prawn”.

Pronunciation

  • (schwa-variety, /a/-variety, Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /ˌudaŋ ˈlipan/ [ˌu.daŋ ˈli.pan]
  • Rhymes: -ipan, -an
  • Hyphenation: u‧dang li‧pan

Noun

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

  1. mantis shrimp
    Synonym: udang sentadu (Indonesia)

Derived terms

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