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kampung

Syllables: kam·pung/ˈkʌmpɒŋ/US/ˈkʌmˌpɔŋ/

kampung noun: a traditional village.

Noun

kampung (plural kampungs)

  1. (Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore) A traditional village.
    • They came from solitary huts in the wilderness, from populous campongs, from villages by the sea. At the call of an idea they had left their forests, their clearings, the protection of their rulers, their prosperity, their poverty, the surroundings of their youth and the graves of their fathers.1899 September – 1900 July, Joseph Conrad, chapter II, in Lord Jim: A Tale, Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood and Sons, published 1900, →OCLC, page 14
    • Margio seldom saw his mother happy, and often thought of doing things to cheer her up. He would go back to their kampong and look for gifts for her.2015, Eka Kurniawan, chapter 4, in Labodalih Sembiring, transl., Man Tiger […], London; New York, N.Y.: Verso, →ISBN, page 107
  2. (Singapore) A district or suburb where a former village once stood.
    • Kampung Tanah Merah.

kampung meaning in Malay, Indonesian and Thai

kampung in Malay

traditional village
kampung, desa

kampung in Indonesian

traditional village
kampung

kampung in Thai

traditional village
กำปุง kampung, กำปง kampong

Forms of kampung

pluralkampungs
alternative form (archaic)campong
alternative form (dated)kampong

Origin of kampung

Borrowed from Malay kampung (“enclosure; quarter of a town occupied by a certain nationality; village”). Doublet of kampang. Cognates * Dutch kampoeng

Words formed from kampung

Questions about kampung

What does kampung mean?
Kampung means a traditional village.
What is kampung in Malay?
Kampung in Malay is kampung, desa. See Kampung meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is kampung?
Kampung is a noun.
How do you pronounce kampung?
Kampung is pronounced /ˈkʌmpɒŋ/ (UK).
What is the plural of kampung?
The plural of kampung is kampungs.

Words near kampung in the dictionary

  1. kamptulicons
  2. Kampuchea
  3. Kampuchea Krom
  4. Kampuchean
  5. Kampucheans
  6. kampung
  7. kampung spirit
  8. kampungs
  9. Kampwirth
  10. kampyle
  11. kampylite

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