tampan

English

Etymology 1

Noun

tampan (plural tampans or tampan)

1. A type of cloth from Indonesia.

Etymology 2

Etymology obscure, probably from Tswana tampane.

Noun

tampan (plural tampans)

1. Any of many species in the family Argasidae, the soft ticks.

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtam.pan/
• Rhymes: -pan
• Hyphenation: tam‧pan

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay tampan. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

tampan (comparative lebih tampan, superlative paling tampan or tertampan, equative setampan)

1. (of a man or boy) handsome (attractively manly, having a pleasing face and overall effect)

   Synonyms: ganteng, (rare) bagus

2. (uncommon) suitable (having sufficient or the required properties for a certain purpose or task; appropriate to a certain occasion)

   Synonym: cocok

Verb

tampan (active menampan, passive ditampan)

1. (only conjugated with "meng-", intransitive, uncommon) to adjust (to change to fit circumstances)
2. (obsolete) to manage (to handle or control)

   Synonyms: kelola, atur

Derived terms

• ketampanan
• pertampan

 

Etymology 2

Alternative forms of tampang.

Noun

tampan (rare)

1. facial expression (the expression or countenance that seems to an onlooker to be represented by the appearance of a person or animal's face, resulting from specific use of that person's facial muscles)

   Synonyms: roman muka, air muka

2. appearance (the way something looks)

   Synonyms: tampilan, rupa

Derived terms

• bertampan

 

Further reading

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

Tausug

Etymology

Cognate with Malay tampan and Indonesian tampan

Noun

tampan

1. covering