sotong

From Malay sotong.

sotong (plural sotong)

1. squid

From Malay sotong.

• IPA^(key): [ˈsotɔŋ]
• Hyphenation: so‧tong

sotong (first-person possessive sotongku, second-person possessive sotongmu, third-person possessive sotongnya)

1. cuttlefish

   Synonyms: sotong, balakutak

2. octopus

   Synonym: gurita

• “sotong” 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.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare Brunei Malay sutung, Pattani Malay سوتوْڠ / ซูตง.

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /sotoŋ/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /sotʊŋ/
• Rhymes: -otoŋ, -toŋ, -oŋ

sotong (Jawi spelling سوتوڠ, plural sotong-sotong, informal 1st possessive sotongku, 2nd possessive sotongmu, 3rd possessive sotongnya)

1. squid (sea animal)

• sotong gurita
• sotong katak
• sotong kurita

• Indonesian: sotong
• → Chinese: 蘇東／苏东
• → English: sotong

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