Etymology

kampung

kam·pung
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Today it means: A traditional village. Full definition →

Malay kampung
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The story

  1. Malay · borrowed fromkampung“enclosure; quarter of a town occupied by a certain nationality; village”
  2. English todaykampung

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

Words from the same roots

Malaykampung all →

kampangkampung spirit

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