squid in Malay
sotong
/skwɪd/
squid in Malay: sotong. In English, squid means any of several carnivorous marine cephalopod mollusks, of the order Teuthida, having a mantle, eight arms, and a pair of tentacles.
Malay words for squid
- sea animal
- sotong
English meaning of squid
- noun Any of several carnivorous marine cephalopod mollusks, of the order Teuthida, having a mantle, eight arms, and a pair of tentacles.
- noun A fishhook with a piece of bright lead, bone, or other substance fastened on its shank to imitate a squid.
- noun A sailor in the Navy.
- noun A quid; one pound sterling.
squid in a sentence
- Can you lend me five squid? I feel like a bacon sarnie.
- "In my mind, a street squid is anyone who races on the street. Period."¹
- "squid: a cocky motorcyclist who darts very aggressively through traffic"²
squid in other languages
- squid in Hindi
- squid in Tamil
- squid in Marathi
- squid in Urdu
- squid in Bengali
- squid in Telugu
- squid in Malayalam
- squid in Kannada
- squid in Punjabi
- squid in Gujarati
- squid in Odia
- squid in Sinhala
- squid in Nepali
- squid in Tagalog
- squid in Arabic
- squid in Indonesian
- squid in Persian
- squid in Thai
- squid in Vietnamese
- squid in Myanmar
Questions about squid in Malay
- What is the meaning of squid in Malay?
- Squid in Malay is sotong.
- Apakah maksud squid dalam bahasa Melayu?
- Squid: sotong.
- What does squid mean in English?
- Squid means any of several carnivorous marine cephalopod mollusks, of the order Teuthida, having a mantle, eight arms, and a pair of tentacles.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: squid (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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