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lempeng.

flat

7 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈlɛmpɛŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈlem.pɛŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. flat

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay lempeng, from Betawi lempeng, from Javanese ꦭꦺꦩ꧀ꦥꦺꦁ (lémpéng, “thin flat object”). * Semantic loan from English plate for sense “geology plate”, “denture base”, “larger scale” and “printing plate”.

noun/ˈləmpəŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈləm.pəŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. a snack made from sticky rice flour wrapped in banana leaves, cooked by steaming and then baking

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Bangka [Term?].

noun/ləmˈpɛŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ləmˈpeŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. lateral-side of the trunk

Where this word comes from

Unknown

adj/ˈləmpəŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈləm.pəŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. straight

  2. round

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay lempeng, from Betawi [Term?], from Sundanese ᮜᮨᮙ᮪ᮕᮨᮀ (lempeng, “straight”), from Javanese ꦊꦩ꧀ꦥꦼꦁ (lempeng, “dead straight, true; fair”).

noun/ˈlɛmpɛŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈlem.pɛŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. plate a tectonic plate

  2. plate any of various larger scales found in some reptiles

  3. plate a shaped and fitted surface, usually ceramic or metal that fits into the mouth and in which teeth are implanted; a denture base

  4. plate an engraved surface used to transfer an image to paper

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay lempeng, from Betawi lempeng, from Javanese ꦭꦺꦩ꧀ꦥꦺꦁ (lémpéng, “thin flat object”). * Semantic loan from English plate for sense “geology plate”, “denture base”, “larger scale” and “printing plate”.

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