tumpang

English

Verb

tumpang (third-person singular simple present tumpangs, present participle tumpanging, simple past and past participle tumpanged)

1. Alternative spelling of tompang.

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈtumpaŋ/ [ˈt̪um.paŋ]
• Rhymes: -umpaŋ
• Syllabification: tum‧pang

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay tumpang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tumpaŋ (“to carry something above one another”).

Verb

tumpang (active menumpang, ordinary passive ditumpang, imperative tumpang, emphatic-jussive tumpanglah)

1. to carry
2. to hitch a ride
3. to join

Alternative forms

• tompang

Derived terms

• berpenumpang
• ditumpangi
• menumpang
• menumpangi
• menumpangkan
• penumpang
• penumpangan
• tertumpang
• tumpangan

• tumpang air
• tumpang gilir
• tumpang kaya
• tumpang lalu
• tumpang lewat
• tumpang negeri
• tumpang tanya

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Javanese ꦠꦸꦩ꧀ꦥꦁ (tumpang, “to put on top of”).

Noun

tumpang (plural tumpang-tumpang)

1. an arrangement of wooden blocks that form an inverted pyramid, the higher up they are, the wider they become
2. (architecture) beams arranged in tiers on the roof of a traditional Javanese house, usually in odd numbers

Further reading

• “tumpang”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Javanese

Romanization

tumpang

1. romanization of ꦠꦸꦩ꧀ꦥꦁ

Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *tumpaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tumpaŋ.

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety, /a/-variety, Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /ˈtumpaŋ/ [ˈt̪um.paŋ]
• Rhymes: -paŋ, -aŋ
• Hyphenation: tum‧pang

Verb

tumpang (Jawi spelling تومڤڠ)

1. to hitch a ride; to ride along (to travel in a vehicle driven by someone else).

   Boleh saya tumpang kereta awak ke pejabat?

   Can I hitch a ride in your car to the office?

2. to stay temporarily; to lodge (at someone else's house).

   Dia tumpang tidur di rumah kawan baiknya.

   He is staying (sleeping) at his best friend's house.

3. to join in; to partake; to piggyback (to do something along with others or while an opportunity exists).

   Saya hanya tumpang gembira atas kejayaan awak.

   I just want to share in the joy of your success.

   Tumpang tanya, di manakah tandas?

   May I ask (literally: hitch a question), where is the toilet?

4. to place on top; to stack.

   Synonym: tindan

Derived terms

Affixations

• ditumpangi (“to be occupied or ridden by”)
• menumpang (“to ride; to lodge; to passenger”)
• menumpangkan (“to give a lift; to deposit”)
• penumpang (“passenger”)
• tertumpang (“included; placed on”)
• tumpangan (“lodging; ride; lift”)

Compounds

• tumpang gembira (“to be happy for someone”)
• tumpang lalu (“excuse me (when walking past)”)
• tumpang sekaki (“to join in”)
• tumpang tanya (“excuse me (to ask a question)”)
• tumpang tindih (“overlapping”)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: tumpang (inherited)

Further reading

• "tumpang" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Tagalog

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tumpaŋ (“to carry something above one another”). Compare Malay tumpang.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tumˈpaŋ/ [t̪ʊmˈpaŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: tum‧pang

Adjective

tumpáng (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜅ᜔)

1. carried on the head or shoulders (of two things one over the other)

   Synonyms: babaw, patong

Derived terms

• katumpang
• magtumpang
• matumpang
• tumpangin

Noun

tumpáng (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜅ᜔)

1. (nautical) inclined masts of a keel