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tanjung.

cape, headland

7 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtand͡ʒuŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈt̪aɲ.d͡ʒʊŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. cape, headland

  2. rump (the hindquarters of an animal; a cut of meat from the rump)

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay tanjung (“cape”), probably related to Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quzuŋ (“mountain peak, cape of land; tip”).

noun/ˈtand͡ʒuŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈt̪aɲ.d͡ʒʊŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. Spanish cherry, medlar, bullet wood (Mimusops elengi)

  2. medal, decoration

  3. silver or gold star rank insignia (pinned to epaulettes or the collar of a shirt)

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay tanjung, from Old Javanese tañjuṅ. Cognate of Javanese ꦠꦚ꧀ꦗꦸꦁ (tanjung).

noun/ˈtand͡ʒuŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈt̪aɲ.d͡ʒʊŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. vegetable fern (Diplazium esculentum)

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