lempung

Iban

Adjective

lempung

1. light (in weight)

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ləmˈpʊŋ]
• Rhymes: -pʊŋ, -ʊŋ, -ŋ
• Hyphenation: lêm‧pung

Etymology 1

From Malay lempung, from Classical Malay لمڤوڠ (lempung).

Adjective

lêmpung

1. soft, light, and friable
2. very weak; useless

Etymology 2

From Javanese ꦊꦩ꧀ꦥꦸꦁ (lempung, “clay; constipation”), from Old Javanese lĕmpuṅ (“soft, fleshy, plump, thick”).

Noun

lêmpung (first-person possessive lempungku, second-person possessive lempungmu, third-person possessive lempungnya)

1. clay

   Synonym: tanah liat

   1. A mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics.
   2. (geology) A particle less than 3.9 microns in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.

Derived terms

• cokelat lempung
• lempung asam
• lempung debuan
• lempung merah
• lempung pasiran
• lempung tahan api

 

Further reading

• “lempung” 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.

Javanese

Romanization

lempung

1. Romanization of ꦊꦩ꧀ꦥꦸꦁ

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ləmˈpʊŋ], [ləmˈpoŋ]
• Rhymes: -poŋ, -oŋ

Etymology 1

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Adjective

lempung (Jawi spelling لمڤوڠ)

1. soft, light, and friable
2. very weak; useless

Etymology 2

From Javanese lempung.

Noun

lempung (Jawi spelling لمڤوڠ, plural lempung-lempung, informal 1st possessive lempungku, 2nd possessive lempungmu, 3rd possessive lempungnya)

1. clay; loam

Further reading

• “lempung” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.