kempen

See also: Kempen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch kempen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛm.pə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: kem‧pen
• Rhymes: -ɛmpən

Verb

kempen

1. (intransitive) Alternative form of kampen.

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Malay

Alternative forms

• kampanye
• کيمڤين‎, کمڤڽى‎

Etymology

From English campaign, from French campagne, from Italian campagna, from Late Latin campānia, from Latin campus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kempen]
• Rhymes: -empen, -pen, -en

Noun

kempen (Jawi spelling کيمڤين, plural kempen-kempen)

1. campaign (series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal)

Alternative forms

• kampanye (Indonesia)

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Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English *cempan, from Proto-West Germanic *kampijan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛmpən/

Verb

kempen

1. (rare) to go to war, to enter into conflict

Alternative forms

• kempe

Descendants

• English: kemp (obsolete)
• Scots: kemp, camp (archaic)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

kempen

1. plural of kempe (“soldier”)

References

• “kempen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English campaign.

Noun

kempen

1. campaign