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English
Noun
tanjung (plural tanjungs)
- (Indonesia, Malaysia) A cape; a headland.
Indonesian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Malay tanjung.
Noun
tanjung (first-person possessive tanjungku, second-person possessive tanjungmu, third-person possessive tanjungnya)
- (geography) cape (headland)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Malay tanjung. Cognate of Javanese tanjung (ꦠꦚ꧀ꦗꦸꦁ).
Noun
tanjung (first-person possessive tanjungku, second-person possessive tanjungmu, third-person possessive tanjungnya)
- Spanish cherry, medlar, bullet wood (Mimusops elengi).
- medal, decoration.
Etymology 3
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Noun
tanjung (first-person possessive tanjungku, second-person possessive tanjungmu, third-person possessive tanjungnya)
- vegetable fern (Diplazium esculentum).
- Synonym: paku
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Malay
Pronunciation
Noun
tanjung (Jawi spelling تنجوڠ, plural tanjung-tanjung, informal 1st possessive tanjungku, 2nd possessive tanjungmu, 3rd possessive tanjungnya)
- (geography) cape (headland)
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