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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesorangután
Pronunciation / Transliteration: o.ɾan.ɡuˈtan
"El orangután está en peligro de extinción debido a la deforestación."
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A large anthropoid ape with long red hair, long arms, and arboreal habits, native to the rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra.
"We watched a young orangutan swinging gracefully through the rainforest canopy."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Malay words 'orang' (person or human) and 'hutan' (forest), literally translating to 'person of the forest'. The term entered the English language in the late 17th century through travelers' accounts from Southeast Asia describing the large, arboreal great apes.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Orangutan" is said worldwide
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orang-outan
Transliteration: ɔʁɑ̃.u.tɑ̃
"L'orang-outan passe la majeure partie de son temps dans les arbres."
Orang-Utan
Transliteration: oˈʁaŋˌuːtaːn
"Der Orang-Utan ist für seine Intelligenz bekannt."
orango
Transliteration: oˈran.ɡo
"L'orango vive nelle foreste pluviali del Borneo."
orangután
Transliteration: o.ɾan.ɡuˈtan
"El orangután está en peligro de extinción debido a la deforestación."
orangotango
Transliteration: o.ɾɐ̃.ɡuˈtɐ̃.ɡu
"O orangotango tem uma pelagem avermelhada característica."
ओरांगुटान
Transliteration: orangutān
"ओरांगुटान एक समझदार और पेड़ों पर रहने वाला जीव है।"
猩猩
Transliteration: xīngxīng
"红毛猩猩是生活在热带雨林中的灵长类动物。"
오랑우탄
Transliteration: orang-utan
"오랑우탄은 주로 나무 위에서 생활합니다."
オランウータン
Transliteration: oran-ūtan
"オランウータンはボルネオ島やスマトラ島に生息しています。"
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