orang-utan
/əˌræŋ uːˈtæn/noun
उच्चारण अरैंग ऊटैन
वनमानुष, ओरांगउटान
Core word
noun
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[C]
a large ape with long arms and long reddish hair, that lives in the rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra
वनमानुष, ओरांगउटान
- The orang-utan swung slowly from branch to branch.
- Orang-utans are in danger because their forests are being cut down.
- The zoo's orang-utan used a stick to reach the fruit.
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- Orang-utans spend most of their lives high in the trees.
- A baby orang-utan clung to its mother in the rainforest.
AaSpelling
o·r·a·n·g·u·t·a·n
(not 'orangutang').
इसकी spelling o-r-a-n-g-u-t-a-n है ('orangutang' गलत है)।
⌂Word origin and word building
From Malay orang (person) and hutan (forest), so the name means person of the forest.
यह शब्द Malay के orang (व्यक्ति) और hutan (जंगल) से बना है, इसलिए इसका अर्थ है जंगल का मनुष्य।