tongkang

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noun

A kind of light wooden boat used in the early 19th century to carry goods along rivers in Maritime Southeast Asia.

OriginMalay tongkang →
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Meanings

nountongkang (plural tongkangs)

plural tongkangs

  1. historicalnauticalA kind of light wooden boat used in the early 19th century to carry goods along rivers in Maritime Southeast Asia.
  2. Singaporebumboat

Origin

  1. Malaytongkang“barge”
  2. Englishtongkang

Borrowed from Malay tongkang (“barge”). Cognate with Burmese တုန်ကင်း (tunkang:).

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Cite this entry
APA

tongkang. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tongkang

MLA

“tongkang.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tongkang. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tongkang,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tongkang.

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