Definitions for orangutanɔˈræŋ ʊˌtæn, oʊˈræŋ-, əˈræŋ-; -ˌtæŋ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
o•rang•u•tanɔˈræŋ ʊˌtæn, oʊˈræŋ-, əˈræŋ-; -ˌtæŋ(n.)
also o•rang′u•tang`, o•rang′ou•tang`
a large, mostly arboreal, long-armed anthropoid ape, Pongo pygmaeus, of Borneo and Sumatra.
Category: Mammals
Origin of orangutan:
1690–1700; < NL, D < pidgin Malay: lit., forest man
Princeton's WordNet
orangutan, orang, orangutang, Pongo pygmaeus(noun)
large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habits
Wiktionary
orangutan(Noun)
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.
Origin: Malay orang hutan "forest man". The name "orang utan (sic)" appears to have been bestowed by Europeans. The indigenous name given to the apes Pongo pygmaeus/abelii by locals historically was "mawas".
Translations for orangutan
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
orang-utan(noun)
a type of large, man-like ape.
- oerangoetangAfrikaans
- إنْسان الغاب، سِعْلاهArabic
- орангутанBulgarian
- orangotangoPortuguese (BR)
- orangutanCzech
- der Orang-UtanGerman
- orangutangDanish
- ουρακοτάγκοςGreek
- orangutánSpanish
- orangutangEstonian
- اورانگوتانFarsi
- orankiFinnish
- orang-outangFrench
- אוּרַנג-אוּטַנגHebrew
- ऑरैंगूटैंग, बेनियो और सुमात्रा का लम्बे हाथों वाला बनमानुषHindi
- orangutanCroatian
- orángutánHungarian
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- órangútanIcelandic
- orangoItalian
- オランウータンJapanese
- 오랑우탄Korean
- orangutangasLithuanian
- orangutānsLatvian
- orang-utanMalay
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- orangutangNorwegian
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- اورانگوتانPersian
- بيزو ډولهPashto
- orangotangoPortuguese
- urangutanRomanian
- орангутанRussian
- orangutanSlovak
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- ลิงอุรังอุตังThai
- orangutanTurkish
- 猩猩Chinese (Trad.)
- орангутангUkrainian
- انسان کي شکل کا بڑا بندرUrdu
- conđười ươiVietnamese
- 猩猩Chinese (Simp.)
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