campur

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• tjampoer (van Ophuijsen (1901–1947))
• tjampur (Republik/Soewandi (1947–1972))

Etymology

Inherited from Malay campur. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃam.pʊr/
• Rhymes: -pʊr, -ʊr, -r
• Hyphenation: cam‧pur

Verb

campur (active mencampur, passive dicampur, perfective passive tercampur)

1. (transitive) to mix
   1. to stir together
   2. to combine (items from two or more sources normally kept separate)

      Synonym: campurkan

Derived terms

Affixed terms

• bercampur
• bercampuran
• campuran
• campuri
• campurkan
• pencampur
• pencampuran
• percampuran

Compound words

• campur aduk
• campur baur
• campur bekerja
• campur kaya
• campur kode
• campur mulut
• campur tangan

Descendants

• → Okinawan: ちゃんぷるー (chanpurū, “stir-fried dish”)
  • → Japanese: チャンプルー (chanpurū)
    • → English: chanpuru

Further reading

• “campur” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃam.po(r)/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃam.pʊ(r)/
• Rhymes: -po(r), -o(r)
• Rhymes: -ur

Verb

campur (Jawi spelling چمڤور)

1. to mix (combine multiple substances)

   Campurkan telur, susu dan mentega dalam mangkuk besar.

   Mix the egg(s), milk and butter in a large bowl.

2. (informal) to add (join or unite)

   Synonyms: tambah, تمبه

   Esok pagi, kami akan mencampur katil-katil ini ke bekalan kami.

   Tomorrow morning, we will add these beds to our stock.

3. (informal) to add (sum up or put together mentally)

   Synonyms: tambah, تمبه

4. (informal) to add (perform addition)

   Synonyms: tambah, تمبه

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• bercampur [stative / habitual] (beR-)
• bercampuran [stative / habitual + repetition / reciprocity] (beR- + -an)
• mencampuri [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
• mencampurkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• tercampur [agentless action] (teR-)
• campuran [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• percampuran [causative passive + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peR- + -an)
• pencampuran [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)

Compound words

• campur aduk
• campur baur
• campur bicara
• campur gaul
• campur mulut
• campur tangan
• masuk campur
• nasi campur

Descendants

• Indonesian: campur
• → Maranao: sambor

Conjunction

campur (Jawi spelling چمڤور)

1. (informal) plus (sum of the previous one and the following one)

   Synonyms: tambah, تمبه

   Empat campur tiga menjadi tujuh.

   Four plus three makes seven.

Further reading

• “campur” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• "campur" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.