kampong
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Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Khmer កំពង់ (kɑmpŭəng, “landing, port; river town; waterfront”).
Noun edit
kampong (plural kampongs)
Etymology 2 edit
See kampung.
Noun edit
kampong (plural kampongs)
- Dated spelling of kampung.
- 2015, Eka Kurniawan, chapter 4, in Labodalih Sembiring, transl., Man Tiger […], London, New York, N.Y.: Verso, →ISBN, page 107:
- Margio seldom saw his mother happy, and often thought of doing things to cheer her up. He would go back to their kampong and look for gifts for her.
Derived terms edit
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Etymology edit
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Noun edit
kampong m (plural kampongs)
- village (a Southeast Asian rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town); kampong
- a quarter in a Southeast Asian city; an Indonesian quarter
Descendants edit
- → English: compound
Malay edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /kampoŋ/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /kampʊŋ/
- Rhymes: -ampoŋ, -poŋ, -oŋ
Noun edit
kampong (Jawi spelling کامڤوڠ)