landak laut

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of landak (“porcupine; (by extension) hedgehog”) +‎ laut (“sea”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lan.daʔ ˈla.ʊt̚/

Noun

landak laut

1. sea urchin (any of many marine echinoderms, of the class Echinoidea, commonly found in shallow water, having a complex chewing structure named Aristotle's lantern)

   Synonym: bulu babi

Malay

Etymology

Compound of landak (“hedgehog; porcupine”) +‎ laut (“sea”).

Noun

landak laut (plural landak-landak laut, informal 1st possessive landak lautku, 2nd possessive landak lautmu, 3rd possessive landak lautnya)

1. sea urchin

Further reading

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