kampong

English

Alternative forms

• kampung

Etymology

From Malay kampung.

Noun

kampong (plural kampongs)

1. A traditional Malay village in Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia and Singapore.
   • 2015, Labodalih Sembiring, translating Eka Kurniawan, Man Tiger, Verso 2015, p. 107:

     Margio […] would go back to their kampong and look for gifts for her.

2. (Singapore) A suburb or district where a former kampong stood.

   Kampong Tanah Merah.

3. (Cambodia) Port, landing, river town (កំពង់).

   Kampong Thom (ខេត្តកំពង់ធំ), Kamping Cham (កំពង់ចាម).

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay kampung.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑmˈpɔŋ/

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• Hyphenation: kam‧pong
• Rhymes: -ɔŋ

Noun

kampong m (plural kampongs)

1. village (a Southeast Asian rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town); kampong
2. a quarter in a Southeast Asian city; an Indonesian quarter

Descendants

• → English: compound

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Malay

Alternative forms

• kampung
• کامڤوڠ‎

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /kampoŋ/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /kampʊŋ/
• Rhymes: -ampoŋ, -poŋ, -oŋ

Noun

kampong (Jawi spelling کامڤوڠ)

1. (pre-1972) Obsolete spelling of kampung