Meanings
nounOrang Asli (plural Orang Asli)
- Several different indigenous people of Malaya and peninsular Thailand.
Origin
Unadapted borrowing from Malay Orang Asli, from orang (“person[s], people[s]”) + asli (“native”), calque of English aborigine.
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APA
Orang Asli. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Orang%20Asli
MLA
“Orang Asli.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Orang%20Asli. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Orang Asli,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Orang%20Asli.
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