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elang

Elang is a term used in Indonesian and Malay languages with several related senses. Most commonly, elang means "eagle," a large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. In everyday Indonesian and Malay, elang denotes eagles in general rather than a single species; the specific species present in a region are named separately (for example, the steppe eagle or the crested eagle in different contexts). The word is part of the broader family of Austronesian animal names and can appear in compound forms and idioms.

In addition to its zoological sense, elang is used in proper names and cultural references. It appears

See also: Eagle, Garuda.

in
personal
names,
business
names,
and
place
names
in
Indonesia
and
Malaysia,
reflecting
the
bird's
cultural
associations
with
strength
and
freedom.
In
heraldry
and
symbolism,
eagle
imagery
is
prominent,
and
elang
is
sometimes
used
as
a
native-language
equivalent
in
such
contexts
or
in
translated
texts.
The
term
Garuda
is
a
related
but
distinct
symbol
in
Indonesian
culture
representing
a
divine
eagle.