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lempung.

soft, light, and friable

7 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

adj[ləmˈpʊŋ]
  1. soft, light, and friable

  2. very weak; useless

Where this word comes from

From Malay lempung, from Classical Malay لمڤوڠ (lempung).

noun[ləmˈpʊŋ]
  1. clay a mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics

  2. clay a particle less than 3.9 microns in diameter, following the Wentworth scale

  3. 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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