dia orang

Malay

Alternative forms

• diorang, dorang

Etymology

Calque of Hokkien 伊儂／伊侬 (i-lâng, “they; them; their”, literally “he/she people”). Originally Baba Malay. Compare kita orang and kau orang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dia oraŋ/, [dioraŋ], [doraŋ]

Pronoun

dia orang

1. (informal) they; them; their

Further reading

• “dia orang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.