Translation
oran'ūtan means "Orangutan" in English.
It's a katakanization, a loan-word.
oran'ūtan is normally written with katakana, as オランウータン.
oran'ūtan written with hiragana is おらんうーたん.
oran'ūtan does not have kanji. oran'ūtan written with hiragana is おらんうーたん.
| Romaji | o | ra | n | uu | ta | n | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katakana | オ | ラ | ン | ウ | ー | タ | ン |
| Hiragana | お | ら | ん | う | ー | た | ん |
| Meaning | Orang | Utan | |||||
Orthography Notes
- oran'uutan is another way to romanize this word.
- ウー contains a long dash called the prolonged sound mark which makes the vowel of the syllable longer.
- n'u んう is romanized with an apostrophe, otherwise it'd be ambiguous with nu ぬ.
Synonyms
Scientific name: Pongo.