empang.
dam (structure placed across a flowing body of water)
Meaning & usage
dam (structure placed across a flowing body of water)
pond
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Malay empang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *empeŋ (“block, obstruct, dam a stream”).
a fishing net in the form of a net measuring 20-40 m long, set when the tide rises, to catch fish in high tide
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Malay [Term?] (Riau).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.