orang utan

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

English

Noun

orang utan (plural orang utans)

  1. Alternative spelling of orangutan.

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˌoraŋ ˈutan/ [ˌo.raŋ ˈu.t̪an]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -utan
  • Syllabification: o‧rang u‧tan

Noun

orang utan (plural orang-orang utan)

  1. orangutan (arboreal anthropoid ape)
    Synonym: mawas

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌoraŋ ˈutan/ [ˌo.raŋ ˈu.t̪an]
  • Audio (Malaysia):(file)
  • Hyphenation: o‧rang‧u‧tan

Noun

orang utan (Jawi spelling اورڠ اوتن, plural orang-orang utan)

  1. orangutan (arboreal anthropoid ape).

Descendants

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