English Explanatory Dictionary

orang-pendek

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

orang-pendek orang-pendeks

Etymology

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

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