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kampong¹

  • /ˈkɑmˌpɔŋ/
  • /ˈkæmˌpɔŋ/

Where it comes from

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

noun kampongs

  1. A landing, a port; a river town. Kampong Thom (ខេត្តកំពង់ធំ (khéttâkâmpôngthum))    Kampong Cham (កំពង់ចាម (kɑmpŭəng caam))

kampong²

  • /ˈkɑmˌpɔŋ/
  • /ˈkæmˌpɔŋ/

Where it comes from

See kampung.

noun kampongs

  1. 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.

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"kampong." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kampong. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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kampong. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/kampong

Chicago

"kampong." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/kampong.

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@misc{kampong_2026,
  title = {kampong},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kampong},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}