kampong

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑmˌpɔŋ/, /ˈkæmˌpɔŋ/
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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Khmer កំពង់ (kɑmpŭəng, landing, port; river town; waterfront).

Noun

kampong (plural kampongs)

  1. (Cambodia) A landing, a port; a river town.
    Kampong Thom (ខេត្តកំពង់ធំ (khéttâkâmpôngthum))    Kampong Cham (កំពង់ចាម (kɑmpŭəng caam))

Etymology 2

See kampung.

Noun

kampong (plural kampongs)

  1. Dated spelling of kampung.
    • 2015, Labodalih Sembiring, translating Eka Kurniawan, Man Tiger, Verso, page 107:
      Margio [...] would go back to their kampong and look for gifts for her.
Derived terms

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

Malay

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

kampong (Jawi spelling کامڤوڠ)

  1. (pre-1972) Obsolete spelling of kampung
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