empangan

Malay

Empangan.

Etymology

Combination of empang +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əmpaŋan/
• Rhymes: -əmpaŋan, -paŋan, -aŋan, -ŋan, -an

Noun

empangan (Jawi spelling امڤڠن, plural empangan-empangan, informal 1st possessive empanganku, 2nd possessive empanganmu, 3rd possessive empangannya)

1. dam

   Empangan Bakun

   Bakun Dam

Synonyms

• dam (Indonesian)
• bendung, bendungan (Indonesian)
• tanggul (Indonesian)

Further reading

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