Home › Words › O › orankayorankayorankay means in the Malay Archipelago, a person of distinction, a chief or noble.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, orankay ranks #16,734 of 42,752 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom Malay orang kaya.nounIn the Malay Archipelago, a person of distinction, a chief or noble.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.ourang 61% match — An orangutan. vs orankay →ariki 60% match — A person having a hereditary chiefly or noble rank in Polynesia. vs orankay →boyanore 59% match — A native ruler in certain parts of India. vs orankay →archking 57% match — A chief king. vs orankay →rangatira 55% match — A hereditary Māori leader of a kinship group; a chieftain or high-born Maori. vs orankay →omrah 55% match — A noble of the Mughal Empire or other Muslim Indian state. vs orankay →eorl 55% match — An Anglo-Saxon of noble rank; a nobleman ranking above a thane; alderman. vs orankay →kraton 55% match — A Javanese or Balinese royal court or palace. vs orankay →