lempung.
soft, light, and friable
Meaning & usage
soft, light, and friable
very weak; useless
Where this word comes from
From Malay lempung, from Classical Malay لمڤوڠ (lempung).
clay a mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics
clay a particle less than 3.9 microns in diameter, following the Wentworth scale
loam: a type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt and clay, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due
Where this word comes from
From Javanese ꦊꦩ꧀ꦥꦸꦁ (lempung, “clay; constipation”), from Old Javanese lĕmpuṅ (“soft, fleshy, plump, thick”).
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