gampong
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Indonesian
Etymology
From Acehnese gampông, from Proto-Malayic *puŋ (“to collect, gather”). Doublet of kampung.
Pronunciation
Noun
gampong (first-person possessive gampongku, second-person possessive gampongmu, third-person possessive gampongnya)
- A traditional Aceh village.
- A traditional Aceh administrative division which is a subdivision of mukim and divided into several dusun or jurong.
Further reading
- “gampong” 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.