kampong

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Malay kampung.

Noun

kampong (plural kampongs)

  1. A traditional Malay village in Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia and Singapore.
    • 2015, Labodalih Sembiring, translating Eka Kurniawan, Man Tiger, Verso 2015, p. 107:
      Margio […] would go back to their kampong and look for gifts for her.
  2. (Singapore) A suburb or district where a former kampong stood.
    Kampong Tanah Merah.
  3. (Cambodia) Port, landing, river town (កំពង់).
    Kampong Thom (ខេត្តកំពង់ធំ), Kamping Cham (កំពង់ចាម).

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay kampung.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɑmˈpɔŋ/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: kam‧pong
  • Rhymes: -ɔŋ

Noun

kampong m (plural kampongs)

  1. village (a Southeast Asian rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town); kampong
  2. a quarter in a Southeast Asian city; an Indonesian quarter

Descendants


Malay

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

kampong (Jawi spelling کامڤوڠ)

  1. (pre-1972) Obsolete spelling of kampung
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