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people in Malay

orang

/ˈpiː.pəl//ˈpi.pəl/

people in Malay: orang, orang-orang, rakyat. In English, people means persons forming or belonging to a particular group, such as a nation, class, ethnic group, country, family, etc.

Malay words for people

a body of human beings; a group of two or more persons
orang
a group of persons forming or belonging to a particular nation etc.
orang-orang
the mass of community as distinguished from a special class
rakyat

English meaning of people

  1. noun Persons forming or belonging to a particular group, such as a nation, class, ethnic group, country, family, etc.
  2. noun A group of persons regarded as being servants, followers, companions or subjects of a ruler or leader.
  3. noun One's colleagues or employees.
  4. noun A person's ancestors, relatives or family.

Full definition of people

people in a sentence

  • an industrious people
  • the indigenous peoples of Europe
  • the native peoples of Borneo

Synonyms of people

All synonyms of people

people in other languages

Questions about people in Malay

What is the meaning of people in Malay?
People in Malay is orang, orang-orang, rakyat.
Apakah maksud people dalam bahasa Melayu?
People: orang, orang-orang, rakyat.
What does people mean in English?
People means persons forming or belonging to a particular group, such as a nation, class, ethnic group, country, family, etc.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: people (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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