Orang-Utan

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

German

Etymology

From English orangutan, from Malay orang utan.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Orang-Utan m (genitive Orang-Utans, plural Orang-Utans)

1. orangutan

Derived terms

• Borneo-Orang-Utan (“Bornean orangutan”), Pongo pygmaeus
• Sumatra-Orang-Utan (“Sumatran orangutan”), Pongo abelii
• Orang-Utan-Männchen (“male orangutan”)
• Orang-Utan-Weibchen (“female orangutan”)

Further reading

• Orang-Utan in Duden online