also: オラウータン
noun
orangutan
Refers to the great ape Pongo pygmaeus. The spelling オランウータン is standard; オラウータン is an irregular variant.
動物園でオランウータンの親子を見た。
I saw an orangutan mother and child at the zoo.
Standard katakana spelling for the animal.
Irregular kana variant; less common and may be considered a misspelling.
Borrowed from English 'orangutan', ultimately from Malay 'orang hutan' meaning 'person of the forest'.