orang

Example Sentences

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But the "orang" sound in their name has nothing to do with their distinct coloration: the name orangutan means "person of the forest" in the Malay language.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2022

Reading these comments, I wanted to make like our pal the young orang.

From The New Yorker • May 24, 2019

Temen2 semua maafin semua salah mas Herman ya, mohon diikhlaskan dan dkirimi doa buat almarhum. @uje17_rukmanarustam juga selamat jalan jang, husnul khotimah InsyaAllah jang, ujang orang baik.

From The Guardian • Dec. 23, 2018

“For an orang of her age, it looks wonderful,” he said.

From Washington Post • Jul. 23, 2015

In my chats with the Sakais they had told me that there was another orang putei at Tapah.

From My Friends the Savages Notes and Observations of a Perak settler (Malay Peninsula) by Sanpietro, I. Stone