orang utan

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English

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Noun

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orang utan (plural orang utans)

  1. Alternative spelling of orangutan

Indonesian

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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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

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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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