Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

orang-pendek

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables: orang-pen-dek
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Root: orang, pendek

Inflected Forms

orang-pendeks (plural)

Questions

What does orang-pendek mean?: A cryptid reported to inhabit mountainous forests on the island of Sumatra. It is a ground-dwelling bipedal primate covered in short fur.
Where does orang-pendek come from?: Borrowed from Indonesian [Term?], from orang (“person”) + pendek (“short”), with Indonesian orang from Malay orang & Indonesian pendek from Malay pendek.

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