tampung

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtampʊŋ/
• Hyphenation: tam‧pung
• Rhymes: -pʊŋ, -ʊŋ, -ŋ

Etymology 1

From Malay tampung, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tampuŋ (“collect, gather”), *-puŋ (“assemble, collect, gather”). Cognate of Maranao tampong.

Verb

tampung (base-imperative-colloquial tampung, active menampung, ordinary passive ditampung, adversative passive tertampung)

1. to catch, to collect
2. to accommodate, to handle, to receive

Derived terms

• menampung
• menampungkan
• penampung
• penampungan
• tampungan
• tertampung

 

Etymology 2

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

Noun

tampung (plural tampung-tampung, first-person possessive tampungku, second-person possessive tampungmu, third-person possessive tampungnya)

1. patch

Derived terms

• bertampung
• menampung

 

Further reading

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