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

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

From Washington Post • Jul. 23, 2015

Well, They Tried: Back in 2011 an orangutan named Semeru became the first zoo-born orang to be released back into the wild.

From Scientific American • Apr. 6, 2013

"Because—because, I am a wicked one, an orang gila, a destroyer of good, a man of no heart, or worse, a black one."

From Peter the Brazen A Mystery Story of Modern China by Hoskins, Gayle Porter