tampan

English

Noun

tampan (plural tampans or tampan)

  1. A type of cloth from Indonesia.

Etymology 2

Etymology obscure, probably from Tswana tampane[1].

Noun

tampan (plural tampans)

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

References
  1. Boshoff, S. P. E.; Nienaber, G. S. "AfrikaanseEtimologieë" publisher=Die Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns location=Pretoria year=1967

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Malay tampan, from Classical Malay tampan (“handsome”).

Adjective

tampan

  1. good-looking, handsome, personable, dashing, sharp, smart, splendid (used especially of males)
  2. appropriate, fitting
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From tampang.

Noun

tampan (first-person possessive tampanku, second-person possessive tampanmu, third-person possessive tampannya)

  1. visage, mien, face
  2. posture, stature

Tausug

Noun

tampan

  1. covering
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