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tumpang.

to carry

7 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈtumpaŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈt̪um.paŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. to carry

  2. to hitch a ride

  3. to join

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay tumpang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tumpaŋ (“to carry something above one another”).

noun/ˈtumpaŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈt̪um.paŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. an arrangement of wooden blocks that form an inverted pyramid, the higher up they are, the wider they become

  2. beams arranged in tiers on the roof of a traditional Javanese house, usually in odd numbers

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Javanese ꦠꦸꦩ꧀ꦥꦁ (tumpang, “to put on top of”).

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