orang

«orang» in Mova's school dictionary: Short for orangutan, the large red-haired ape of Borneo… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (an orang, orangs); also a word in Malay

meaning for a pupil

1) Short for orangutan, the large red-haired ape of Borneo and Sumatra. tree →

2) (Malay, Indonesian) «Orang» means «person» or «people»; orangutan means «person of the forest». tree →

sense in the lessons

In science and geography lessons on rainforests and endangered animals: orangutans are great apes that live in trees, and are in danger from forests being cut down for palm oil. «Orang» on its own is a short, less common form. It is not related to the colour orange.

examples

• The orang swung from branch to branch. tree →
• Orangs build a new nest of leaves every night. tree →
• «Orangutan» comes from Malay words meaning «person of the forest». tree →
• In Malay, «orang» means person. tree →
• The zoo has two orangs and a baby. tree →
• Orangs are in danger because their forests are being cut down. tree →

note

Countable. Spelling trap: «orangutan» (also orang-utan), not «orangutang». Not the same as «orange». Use «an» before it.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «orang» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.