Kampong

//ˈkɑmˌpɔŋ// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A landing, a port; a river town.

    "Kampong Thom (ខេត្តកំពង់ធំ (khéttâkâmpôngthum))    Kampong Cham (កំពង់ចាម (kɑmpŭəng caam))"

  2. 2
    Dated spelling of kampung.

    "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."

  3. 3
    a native malay village wordnet

Synonyms

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campong

Example

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"Kampong Thom (ខេត្តកំពង់ធំ (khéttâkâmpôngthum))    Kampong Cham (កំពង់ចាម (kɑmpŭəng caam))"

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

See kampung.

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