kampang

English

Alternative forms

• campong (archaic)
• kampong (dated)

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay kampung. Doublet of kampung, or the same word.

Noun

kampang (plural kampangs)

1. (Malaysia) An enclosed village.
2. (Malaysia) An enclosed farm.

Synonyms

• compound (British English)

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkampaŋ]
• Hyphenation: kam‧pang

Etymology 1

From a Lampung language. Cognate with Malay gampang.

Noun

kampang (first-person possessive kampangku, second-person possessive kampangmu, third-person possessive kampangnya)

1. (dialect, vulgar) bastard
2. (vulgar) asshole, motherfucker

Etymology 2

Noun

kampang (first-person possessive kampangku, second-person possessive kampangmu, third-person possessive kampangnya)

1. alternative spelling of kapang

Further reading

• “kampang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Tagalog

Noun

kampáng (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋ᜔ᜉᜅ᜔)

1. characteristic swaying motion in walking