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orang-pendek

orang-pendek noun: a cryptid reported to inhabit mountainous forests on the island of Sumatra. It is a ground-dwelling bipedal primate covered in short fur.

Noun

orang-pendek (plural orang-pendeks)

  1. A cryptid reported to inhabit mountainous forests on the island of Sumatra. It is a ground-dwelling bipedal primate covered in short fur.

Forms of orang-pendek

pluralorang-pendeks

Origin of orang-pendek

Borrowed from Indonesian [Term?], from orang (“person”) + pendek (“short”), with Indonesian orang from Malay orang & Indonesian pendek from Malay pendek.

Questions about orang-pendek

What does orang-pendek mean?
Orang-pendek means a cryptid reported to inhabit mountainous forests on the island of Sumatra. It is a ground-dwelling bipedal primate covered in short fur.
What part of speech is orang-pendek?
Orang-pendek is a noun.
What is the plural of orang-pendek?
The plural of orang-pendek is orang-pendeks.

Words near orang-pendek in the dictionary

  1. orang-otans
  2. orang-outan
  3. orang-outang
  4. orang-outangs
  5. orang-outans
  6. orang-pendek
  7. orang-pendeks
  8. orang-utan
  9. orang-utang
  10. orang-utangs
  11. orang-utans

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