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kampung

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkʌmpɒŋ/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkæm-/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /kæmˈpɒŋ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈkʌmˌpɔŋ/
  • General-American: /ˈkɑm-/
  • General-American: /-ˌpɑŋ/
  • Singapore: /ˈkʌmpɔŋ/
  • Singapore: /ˈkɑm-/
  • Singapore: /-oŋ/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A traditional village.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A district or suburb where a former village once stood.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Singapore

Examples

  • Kampung Tanah Merah.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 甘榜 (gam3 bong1) — traditional village
  • Chinese: 甘榜 (kam-póng, kam-pōng, kám-pung) — traditional village
  • Chinese Mandarin: 甘榜 (gānbǎng, gānbōng) — traditional village
  • Iban: kampung — traditional village
  • Indonesian: kampung — traditional village
  • Javanese: kampung — traditional village
  • Javanese: desa — traditional village
  • Javanese: dusun — traditional village
  • Korean: 시골 (sigol) — traditional village
  • Macedonian: се́ло (sélo) — traditional village
  • Malay: kampung — traditional village
  • Malay: desa — traditional village
  • Thai: กําปุง (kampung) — traditional village
  • Thai: กําปง (kampong) — traditional village
  • Ukrainian: кампонг (kamponh) — traditional village
  • Ukrainian: кампунг (kampunh) — traditional village
  • Chinese Mandarin: 甘榜 (gānbǎng, gānbōng) — district or suburb where a former village once stood
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