orangutan en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɔəˌɹæŋuːˈtæn/ (UK) without the horse–hoarse merger
- /əˈɹæŋˌə.tɛːŋ/ (Australia)
- /ˌɔə.ɹæŋˈuː.tæn/ (UK) without the horse–hoarse merger
- (UK) audio
- /əˈɹæŋˌə.tæn/ (Australia)
- /əˌɹæŋ.uːˈtæŋ/ (UK)
- /o(ː)ˈrɑːŋ.ɡʊ.ˈʈɑːn/ (India)
- /əˈɹæŋˌə.tæŋ/ (Australia)
- (US) audio
- /oʊˈɹæŋ-/ (US)
- /əˌɹæŋ.uːˈtæn/ (UK)
- /əˈɹæŋ.əˌtæŋ/ (US)
- /əˈɹæŋ.əˌtæn/ (US)
- /ɔˈɹæŋ.ʊˌtæn/ (US)
Etymology
Probably via Dutch orang-oetan, orang-oetang, apparently from Malay orang hutan, orang utan (literally “forest man”), from orang (“person, man”) + hutan (“forest”), although as a term for the animal it is attested only recently (earlier and preferred terms being mawas and mayas). As there is originally no evidence for its usage, except occasionally literally, it must be assumed to have been regional, or a descriptive collocation used to explain the animal to early travellers. Forms in -ng are alterations after the first element, orang. The name orangutan has been used in Old Javanese texts, notably in Rāmāyaṇa and Smaradahana, in the form of uraṅutan and wuraṅutan. Its usage to refer to the apes in these texts (from as early as the 9th century CE) has been seen as a refutation of claims that the name orangutan originates from a European source.
Meanings
- An arboreal ape, characterised by its shaggy reddish-brown coat and long arms, of the genus Pongo, native to Borneo and Sumatra.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| uran-utan | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| orang-otang | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| orang-utang | alternative, archaic | lexicographic | |
| orangotang | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| oran-outang | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| orangoutang | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| orangoutan | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| orangutang | alternative | lexicographic | |
| orang utan | alternative | lexicographic | |
| oran-otan | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| orangutans | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| ourang outang | alternative, archaic | lexicographic | |
| orang-otan | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| orang-utan | alternative | lexicographic | |
| ourang-outan | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| ourangoutang | alternative, archaic | lexicographic | |
| orang-hutan | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| orang-outan | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| orang-outang | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| ourang-outang | alternative, archaic | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Bornean orangutan · Tapanuli orangutan · orangoid · Sumatran orangutan
Descendants
orangutan · orang-outan · orango · ουρακοτάγκος · orangutang · орангута́нг · орангутан · rangutanu · orangutan · Orang-Utan · orangután · อุรังอุตัง · orangutan · オランウータン · orangutan · orangutan · orangután · ourang-outang · orangutang · 오랑우탄
Translations (73)
mvv kagui (arboreal anthropoid ape) · tyz báo đông (arboreal anthropoid ape) · is órangútan (arboreal anthropoid ape) · tl urangutang (arboreal anthropoid ape) · fi oranki (arboreal anthropoid ape) · eo orangutano (arboreal anthropoid ape) · pl orangutan (arboreal anthropoid ape) · ru орангута́н (arboreal anthropoid ape) · ms mawas (arboreal anthropoid ape) · tr orangutan (arboreal anthropoid ape) · lt orangutãnas (arboreal anthropoid ape) · as ওৰাংওটাং (arboreal anthropoid ape) · ko 오랑우탄 (arboreal anthropoid ape) · cs orangutan (arboreal anthropoid ape) · lt orangutángas (arboreal anthropoid ape) · it orango (arboreal anthropoid ape) · dtp kogiu (arboreal anthropoid ape) · sne mayas (arboreal anthropoid ape) · ur اورنگوٹان (arboreal anthropoid ape) · ka ორანგუტანი (arboreal anthropoid ape) · hi ओरंगोटंग (arboreal anthropoid ape) · th อุรังอุตัง (arboreal anthropoid ape) · cmn 紅毛猩猩 /红毛猩猩 (arboreal anthropoid ape) · ms orang utan (arboreal anthropoid ape) · hu orangután (arboreal anthropoid ape) · bdr mawas (arboreal anthropoid ape) · bo སྤྲ (arboreal anthropoid ape) · sv orangutang (arboreal anthropoid ape) · ga órang-útan (arboreal anthropoid ape) · ja 猩猩 (arboreal anthropoid ape) · mi tuahuru (arboreal anthropoid ape) · kk орангутан (arboreal anthropoid ape) · mk орангутан (arboreal anthropoid ape) · lv orangutans (arboreal anthropoid ape) · ast orangután (arboreal anthropoid ape) · et orangutan (arboreal anthropoid ape) · nl orang-oetan (arboreal anthropoid ape) · mel mayaih (arboreal anthropoid ape) · smn oraŋgi (arboreal anthropoid ape) · cy orangwtang (arboreal anthropoid ape) · uk орангутан (arboreal anthropoid ape) · csb orangùtan (arboreal anthropoid ape) · el ουρακοτάγκος (arboreal anthropoid ape) · ro urangutan (arboreal anthropoid ape) · ar إِنْسَان الْغَابَة (arboreal anthropoid ape) · izh orang-utan (arboreal anthropoid ape) · chr ᎠᏓᎶᏂᎨ ᎠᏓᎵᏍᎩᏱᏍᎩ (arboreal anthropoid ape) · de Orang-Utan (arboreal anthropoid ape) · pt orangotango (arboreal anthropoid ape) · hi आरंगुटान (arboreal anthropoid ape) · be арангутан (arboreal anthropoid ape) · bg орангутан (arboreal anthropoid ape) · vi đười ươi (arboreal anthropoid ape) · yi אָראַנג־אוטאַנג (arboreal anthropoid ape) · ca orangutan (arboreal anthropoid ape) · sh orangùtān (arboreal anthropoid ape) · bdr begiu (arboreal anthropoid ape) · id mawas (arboreal anthropoid ape) · ru орангута́нг (arboreal anthropoid ape) · et orangutang (arboreal anthropoid ape) · es orangután (arboreal anthropoid ape) · io orangutano (arboreal anthropoid ape) · ja オランウータン (arboreal anthropoid ape) · sh орангу̀та̄н (arboreal anthropoid ape) · ar إِنْسَان اَلْغَاب (arboreal anthropoid ape) · sib kuyang (arboreal anthropoid ape) · nv mágí diʼilí (arboreal anthropoid ape) · hy օրանգուտան (arboreal anthropoid ape) · gv apey jiarg (arboreal anthropoid ape) · fr orang-outan (arboreal anthropoid ape) · aoz atoinfui (arboreal anthropoid ape) · id orang utan (arboreal anthropoid ape) · eo orangutango (arboreal anthropoid ape)