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Definition of orang

Orang
Orang O*rang", n. (Zo["o]l.) See Orang-outang.
orang
Orang-outang O*rang"-ou*tang`, n. [Malayan ?rang ?tan, i. e., man of the woods; ?rang man + ?tan a forest, wood, wild, savage.] (Zo["o]l.) An arboreal anthropoid ape (Simia satyrus), which inhabits Borneo and Sumatra. Often called simply orang. [Written also orang-outan, orang-utan, ourang-utang, and oran-utan.] Note: It is over four feet high, when full grown, and has very long arms, which reach nearly or quite to the ground when the body is erect. Its color is reddish brown. In structure, it closely resembles man in many respects.

Meaning of orang from wikipedia

- Look up orang in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Orang is a Malay and Indonesian word meaning "people" or "man". It may refer to: Orang County, in North...
- Orang Asli (lit. "native people", "original people", or "aboriginal people" in Malay) are a heterogeneous indigenous po****tion forming a national minority...
- name "orangutan" (also written orang-utan, orang utan, orangutang, and ourang-outang) is derived from the Malay words orang, meaning "person", and hutan...
- Orangism, with supporters known as Orangists, may refer to one of several political movements: Orangism (Dutch Republic), a loosely defined current in...
- The Orang Sungei (Malay word for "River People") are a group of indigenous people native to the state of Sabah, Malaysia. Groups of communities live along...
- In Indonesian folklore, the Orang Pendek (Indonesian for 'short person') is the most common name given to a creature said to inhabit remote, mountainous...
- The Orang Laut are several seafaring ethnic groups and tribes living around Singapore, peninsular Malaysia and the Indonesian Riau Islands. The Orang Laut...
- Orang Seletar (also known as Selitar or Slitar) are one of the 18 Orang Asli ethnic groups in Malaysia. They are classified under the Proto-Malay people...
- Malaysia. The Orang Asal in Peninsular Malaysia are collectively known as the Orang Asli, and are minorities on the Peninsula, whereas the Orang Asal of East...
- In Malay ghost beliefs, the Orang Minyak ("oily man" in Malay) is a supernatural creature coated with shiny black grease who abducts young women by night...