| Common name | Common carp |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Territory | Malaysia |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Department of Fisheries, 1987 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | primary lexeme |
| 1st modifier | mod. for abundance |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | 'Common', i.e., implies usual every frequency of occurrence (p. 265 in Ref. 11978); 'carp' from Old French 'carpe' from Latin 'carpa' (p. 98 in Ref. 11979). |