orangutan
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
See also orangután
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Malay orang (“person", "man”) + hutan (“forest”) "forest man". The name "orang utan (sic)" appears to have been bestowed by Europeans. The indigenous name given to the apes Pongo pygmaeus and Pongo abelii by locals historically was mawas.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK) IPA: /əˈɹæŋ.əˌtæn/, /əˈɹæŋˌʊ.tæn/, /əˈɹæŋ.əˌtæŋ/; X-SAMPA: /@"r\{N.@%t{n/, /@"r\{N%U.t{n/, /@"r\{N.@%t{N/
- (US) IPA: /əˈræŋ.əˌtæn/, /əˈræŋ.əˌtæŋ/, X-SAMPA: /@"r\{N.@%t{n/
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Noun[edit]
orangutan (plural orangutans)
- An arboreal anthropoid ape genus Pongo consisting of two species, Pongo pygmaeus of Borneo and Pongo abelii of Sumatra, having a shaggy reddish-brown coat, very long arms, and no tail.
Translations[edit]
arboreal anthropoid ape
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Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From English orangutan, from Malay orang utan.
Noun[edit]
orangutan m (plural orangutans)
Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From English orangutan, from Malay orang utan.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA: /oranɡǔtaːn/
- Hyphenation: o‧ran‧gu‧tan
Noun[edit]
orangùtān m (Cyrillic spelling орангу̀та̄н)
Declension[edit]
declension of orangutan
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | orangutan | orangutani |
| genitive | orangutana | orangutana |
| dative | orangutanu | orangutanima |
| accusative | orangutana | orangutane |
| vocative | orangutane | orangutani |
| locative | orangutanu | orangutanima |
| instrumental | orangutanom | orangutanima |
Turkish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From English orangutan, from Malay orang utan.
Noun[edit]
orangutan
Declension[edit]
declension of orangutan
| singular (tekil) | plural (çoğul) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (yalın) | orangutan | orangutanlar |
| definite accusative (belirtme) | orangutanı | orangutanları |
| dative (yönelme) | orangutana | orangutanlara |
| locative (bulunma) | orangutanda | orangutanlarda |
| ablative (çıkma) | orangutandan | orangutanlardan |
| genitive (tamlayan) | orangutanın | orangutanların |
possessive forms of orangutan
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- English terms derived from Malay
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Hominids
- Catalan terms derived from English
- Catalan terms derived from Malay
- Catalan nouns
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- Serbo-Croatian terms derived from English
- Serbo-Croatian terms derived from Malay
- Serbo-Croatian nouns
- Serbo-Croatian masculine nouns
- sh:Hominids
- Turkish terms derived from English
- Turkish terms derived from Malay
- Turkish nouns
- tr:Hominids