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Meaning of "orang-utan" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ORANG-UTAN

From Malay orang hutan, from ōrang man + hūtan forest.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ORANG-UTAN

orang-utan  [ɔːˌræŋuːˈtæn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ORANG-UTAN

noun
adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Orang-Utan is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ORANG-UTAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

orang-utan

Orangutan

The orangutans are the two exclusively Asian species of extant great apes. Native to Indonesia and Malaysia, orangutans are currently found in only the rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra. Classified in the genus Pongo, orangutans were considered to be one species. However, since 1996, they have been divided into two species: the Bornean orangutan and the Sumatran orangutan. In addition, the Bornean species is divided into three subspecies. The orangutans are also the only surviving species of the subfamily Ponginae, which also included several other species, such as the three extinct species of the genus Gigantopithecus, including the largest known primate Gigantopithecus blacki. Both extant species had their genomes sequenced and they appear to have diverged around 400,000 years ago. Orangutans diverged from the rest of the great apes 15.7 to 19.3 million years ago. Orangutans are the most arboreal of the great apes and spend most of their time in trees. Their hair is typically reddish-brown, instead of the brown or black hair typical of chimpanzees and gorillas. Males and females differ in size and appearance.

Definition of orang-utan in the English dictionary

The definition of orang-utan in the dictionary is a large anthropoid ape, Pongo pygmaeus, of the forests of Sumatra and Borneo, with shaggy reddish-brown hair and strong arms Sometimes shortened to: orang.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ORANG-UTAN


arctan
ˈɑːkˌtæn
Bataan
bəˈtæn
caftan
ˈkæfˌtæn
constantan
ˈkɒnstənˌtæn
cotan
ˈkəʊˌtæn
Hotan
ˈhəʊˈtæn
kaftan
ˈkæftæn
Kazakhstan
ˌkɑːzɑːkˈstæn
Kazakstan
ˌkɑːzɑːkˈstæn
mangostan
ˈmæŋɡəʊˌstæn
mercaptan
mɜːˈkæptæn
Powhatan
ˌpaʊhəˈtæn
ratan
ræˈtæn
rattan
ræˈtæn
self-tan
ˌselfˈtæn
soutane
suːˈtæn
suntan
ˈsʌnˌtæn
tan
tæn
triptan
ˈtrɪptæn
Viangchan
wiːɛŋtæn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ORANG-UTAN

orang
orang-outang
orange
orange blossom
orange box
orange chromide
Orange Day
orange flower water
Orange Free State
orange grove
orange juice
Orange Lodge
Orange march
orange marmalade
orange milkweed
Orange Order
Orange parade
orange peel
orange pekoe
orange roughy

WORDS THAT END LIKE ORANG-UTAN

Afghanistan
Bhutan
cosmopolitan
Hindustan
Kalimantan
Kyrgyzstan
Manhattan
metropolitan
moutan
Pakistan
rambutan
Satan
Spartan
sultan
Tajikistan
Tibetan
titan
Tristan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan

Synonyms and antonyms of orang-utan in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «orang-utan» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ORANG-UTAN

Find out the translation of orang-utan to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of orang-utan from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «orang-utan» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

猩猩
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

orangután
570 millions of speakers

English

orang-utan
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ओरंग - utan
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أورانغ أوتان -
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

орангутанг
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

orangotango
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ওরাং ওটাং
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

orang -outan
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Orang utan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Orang -Utan
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

オランウータン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

오랑우탄
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Orang utan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đười ươi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Orang-utan
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ओरांग-उतान
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

orangutan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

orang - utan
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

orangutan
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

орангутанг
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

de urangutan
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ουραγκουτάγκου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bosmens
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

orangutang
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

orangutangen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of orang-utan

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ORANG-UTAN»

The term «orang-utan» is regularly used and occupies the 86.818 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ORANG-UTAN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «orang-utan» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «orang-utan» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about orang-utan

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ORANG-UTAN»

Discover the use of orang-utan in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to orang-utan and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Orang-utan Biology
In this unique volume, a group of internationally recognized experts and researchers review the literature and present new data on the skeletal anatomy, reproductive physiology and anatomy, neuroanatomy, behavior, evolutionary genetics, and ...
Jeffrey H. Schwartz, 1988
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The Malay Archipelago: The Land of the Orang-utan and the ...
Complete edition. Includes both volumes 1 and 2.
Alfred Russel Wallace, 1869
3
The Orang Utan: Its Biology and Conservation
Marked local variation in the orang utan carrying capacity of different forest areas, and the inaccessibility of much of the terrain, make more precise figures impossible to obtain. Threats to the survival of this population can be summarised as ...
L.E.M. de Boer, 1982
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Whizz, Bang, Orang-Utan
Poetry.
‎2010
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Jeremy and Amy
This is a high-wire adventure story of grit and determination, and of love, hope and 88 Capuchin monkeys in the back of a Hercules transport plane, but most of all, at its heart, it is an inspiring tale of the life-changing bond between one ...
Jeremy Keeling, 2010
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WWF Wild Friends: Orang-utan Adventure
The sixth title in this brilliant new series for animal lovers everywhere!
Linda Chapman and Michelle Misra, 2013
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Orang-utans: Behaviour, Ecology and Conservation
This book features information on orang-utan conservation and rehabilitation, including threats to orang-utan welfare and strategies for safeguarding orang-utans in the future.
Junaidi Payne, J. Cede Prudente, 2008
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Indonesia
m c TM CJ D Id 356 Tucked away on the easternmost fringes of the Bukit Barisan range, 78km north of Medan, the Orang-Utan Rehabilitation Centre at BUKIT LAWANG has become one of North Sumatra's major tourist attractions. The centre ...
‎2003
9
The Malay Archipelago, the Land of the Orang-utan and the ...
Excerpt: ... vociferous talking of men, women, and children, till long after I am in my mosquito curtain and sound asleep.
Alfred Russel Wallace, 2010
10
Primate Evolution and Human Origins
Orang-utan. P. ANDREWS. AND. J. E. CRON1N. Reprinted with permission from Xature (London). Volume 297. pages 541-546. ... 1965), and other than recent Pleistocene forms which are obviously related to the living orang-utan (Delson.
John G. Fleagle

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ORANG-UTAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term orang-utan is used in the context of the following news items.
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Orangutans being exploited at 5-star luxury resort
... an NGO called Friends of the Orang-utan (Foto) has claimed. ... into the wild later at the Sepilok Orang-utan Rehabilitation Centre (SORC) in ... «Free Malaysia Today, Jul 15»
2
Gym bunnies beware: there are bugs in there
... your body into hideous shiny Spandex, grinning like a deranged orang-utan, and doing cretinous dance steps to debauched disco music.”. «Irish Times, Jul 15»
3
Saving Sabah's forests via certification
NGR is also home to a rich variety of large animals including the Bornean elephant, Bornean orang-utan, Bornean gibbon, and Sunda clouded ... «Daily Express, Jul 15»
4
Bristol exhibition will reveal the secrets of stunning wildlife films
On Saturday and Sunday, August 1-2, award winning TV presenter Ben Garrod will bring to life the skeleton of an orang-utan in a live event at ... «Bristol Post, Jul 15»
5
RISE OF THE MACHINES: Could artificial intelligence kill us off?
Team leader Charles Dawson had combined the skull of a modern human with the jaw of an orang-utan. Whether or not de Chardin had ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
6
WATCH: Former Gladstone student returns for movie screening
She also visited a 2 hectare orang-utan forest training inclosure where orphaned orang-utans practices being wild again. Since featuring in the ... «Gladstone Observer, Jul 15»
7
Twycross Zoo's summer of fun for families
World Orang-utan Day: Wednesday 19 August, 10am-6pm; Cost: Check www.twycrosszoo.org in August for details of a special discount offer ... «LoughboroughEcho.net, Jul 15»
8
Swing states: Borneo
There have been clampdowns on illegal logging, and the plight of the orang-utan, of which there are still 50,000 living on the island, has been ... «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
9
Orangutan escape forces Melbourne Zoo into lockdown
“Eleven year-old Sumatran Orang-utan, Malu managed to exit from his exhibit and enter the public area of Melbourne Zoo this afternoon,” a Zoo ... «Herald Sun, Jul 15»
10
Consciousness quota determines size of your soul
As an orang-utan is to a wombat, is not the Dalai Lama to your average ALP powerbroker? And if this ladder of consciousness exists, does it ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Orang-Utan [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/orang-utan>. Apr 2024 ».
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