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Iban
Adjective
lempung
- light (in weight)
Indonesian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Malay lempung, from Classical Malay لمڤوڠ (lempung).
Adjective
lêmpung
- soft, light, and friable
- 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)
- clay; loam
- Synonym: tanah liat
Derived terms
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Javanese
Romanization
lempung
- Romanization of ꦊꦩ꧀ꦥꦸꦁ
Malay
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
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Adjective
lempung (Jawi spelling لمڤوڠ)
- soft, light, and friable
- 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)
- clay; loam
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