kampung

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kampung

/ˈkʌmpɒŋ/ UK
/ˈkæm-/ UK
/kæmˈpɒŋ/ UK
/ˈkʌmˌpɔŋ/ US
/ˈkɑm-/ US
/-ˌpɑŋ/ US
/ˈkʌmpɔŋ/ Singapore
/ˈkɑm-/ Singapore
/-oŋ/ Singapore

Where it comes from

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

Cognates

* Dutch kampoeng

noun kampungs · campong · kampong

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.
Singapore A district or suburb where a former village once stood. Kampung Tanah Merah.

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noun traditional village

한국어	시골 sigol
中文	甘榜 gānbǎng, gānbōng

noun district or suburb where a former village once stood

中文	甘榜 gānbǎng, gānbōng

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MLA

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

APA

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

Chicago

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

BibTeX

@misc{kampung_2026,
  title = {kampung},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kampung},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}