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Stage 1 of 3
orang hutan
Malay · medieval
"person of the forest"
literally "person of the forest"
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Stage 2 of 3
orang-oetan
Dutch · 1600s-1700s
"the great ape of the forest"
adopted through Dutch colonial contact in Southeast Asia
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Stage 3 of 3
orangutan
English · 1700s
"a large, reddish-haired great ape of Southeast Asia"
adopted through Dutch colonial accounts
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