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, Eka Kurniawan, chapter 4, in Labodalih Sembiring, transl., Man Tiger […], London; New York, N.Y.: Verso, →ISBN, page 107:

     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.

Derived terms

• kampong chicken
• kampong spirit
• vertical kampong

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay kampung.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑmˈpɔŋ/

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• Hyphenation: kam‧pong
• Rhymes: -ɔŋ

Noun

kampong m (plural kampongs, no diminutive)

1. village (a Southeast Asian rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town); kampung
2. a quarter in a Southeast Asian city; an Indonesian quarter

Descendants

• → English: compound

Malay

Noun

kampong (Jawi spelling کامڤوڠ)

1. (1924-1972) obsolete spelling of kampung