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empang.

dam (structure placed across a flowing body of water)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɛmpaŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈɛm.paŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. dam (structure placed across a flowing body of water)

  2. pond

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay empang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *empeŋ (“block, obstruct, dam a stream”).

noun/əmˈpaŋ/Standard-Indonesian[əmˈpaŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. 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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