dia orang

Malay

Alternative forms

• diorang, dorang

Etymology

Calque of Hokkien 伊儂 / 伊侬 (i-lâng, “they; them; their”, literally “he/she people”). Originally Baba Malay. Compare kita orang and kau orang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdia ˈoraŋ/ [ˈdi.a ˈo.raŋ], /diˈoraŋ/ [diˈo.raŋ], /ˈdoraŋ/ [ˈdo.raŋ]

Pronoun

dia orang

1. (informal) they; them; their

Further reading

• “dia orang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.