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Orangutan is Malay for "man of the woods".
- Orang = Man
- Hutan = woods
Orangutans were considered men, not apes, when they were first discovered.
Their name does not come from the colour of their fur.
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Bazaar Malay (Malay-based pidgin), from Malay orang man + hutan forestDate: 1691
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