orang utan

English

Noun

orang utan (plural orang utans)

  1. Alternative spelling of orangutan

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay orang utan, compound of orang (“person, man”) +‎ utan (“forest”).

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Noun

orang utan (first-person possessive orang utanku, second-person possessive orang utanmu, third-person possessive orang utannya)

  1. orangutan (arboreal anthropoid ape).

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Malay

Etymology

orang (“person, man”) +‎ utan (“forest”). General use displaced mawas and mayas.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /oraŋ utan/
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Noun

orang utan (Jawi spelling اورڠ اوتن, plural orang-orang utan, informal 1st possessive orang utanku, 2nd possessive orang utanmu, 3rd possessive orang utannya)

  1. orangutan (arboreal anthropoid ape).

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