Malay

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Etymology

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From orang (person) +‎ salji (snow).

Noun

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orang salji (informal 1st possessive orang saljiku, 2nd possessive orang saljimu, 3rd possessive orang saljinya)

  1. snowman
    • 2019 January 3, “Jelaslah kini, batu angkasa Ultima Thule berbentuk snowman berwarna merah [Explain now, a space rock, Ultima Thule resembles like a red snow man]”, in Astro Awani[1]:
      Ultima Thule, batu angkasa berais di hujung sistem solar yang ditemui kapal angkasa ekplorasi New Horizon dirakam berbentuk seperti orang salji atau snowman yang berwarna merah.
      Ultima Thule, an icy space rock at the endmost of the solar system that was discovered by the New Horizon space probe recorded in shape resembling a red coloured snow man.
    • 2021 August 31, “Fenomena luar biasa… gurun terkering di bumi dilitupi salji tebal [An incredible phenomena... the world's driest desert covered with thick snow]”, in mStar[2]:
      Penduduk tempatan dan pemandu kenderaan mengambil kesempatan untuk bermain dengan salji dan membina orang salji.
      Local residents and mortorists take an opportunity to play with snow and build a snow man.