Etymology

Orang Laut

Today it means: Any of several seafaring ethnic groups and tribes living around Singapore, peninsular Malaysia and the Indonesian Riau Islands. Full definition →

Malay Orang Laut
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  1. Malay · borrowed fromOrang Laut
  2. English todayOrang Laut

Borrowed from Malay Orang Laut, literally meaning "sea people".

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