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orang utan

See also: orangutan, orangután, orang-utan, Orang-Utan, órang-útan, and órangútan

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orang utan (plural orang utans)

  1. Alternative spelling of orangutan

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Etymology edit

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

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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 edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

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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