tampan

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English

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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tampan (plural tampans or tampan)

  1. A type of cloth from Indonesia.

Etymology 2

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Etymology obscure, probably from Tswana tampane.[1]

Noun

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tampan (plural tampans)

  1. Any of many species in the family Argasidae, the soft ticks.

References

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  1. ^ Boshoff, S. P. E.; Nienaber, G. S. "AfrikaanseEtimologieë" publisher=Die Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns location=Pretoria year=1967

Indonesian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtam.pan/
  • Rhymes: -pan
  • Hyphenation: tam‧pan

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Malay tampan. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

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tampan (comparative lebih tampan, superlative paling tampan or tertampan, equative setampan)

  1. (of a man or boy) handsome (attractively manly, having a pleasing face and overall effect)
    Synonyms: ganteng, (rare) bagus
  2. (uncommon) suitable (having sufficient or the required properties for a certain purpose or task; appropriate to a certain occasion)
    Synonym: cocok

Verb

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tampan (active menampan, passive ditampan)

  1. (only conjugated with "meng-", intransitive, uncommon) to adjust (to change to fit circumstances)
  2. (obsolete) to manage (to handle or control)
    Synonyms: kelola, atur
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Etymology 2

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Alternative forms of tampang.

Noun

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tampan (rare)

  1. facial expression (the expression or countenance that seems to an onlooker to be represented by the appearance of a person or animal's face, resulting from specific use of that person's facial muscles)
    Synonyms: roman muka, air muka
  2. appearance (the way something looks)
    Synonyms: tampilan, rupa
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Further reading

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Tausug

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Etymology

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Cognate with Malay tampan and Indonesian tampan.

Pronunciation

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  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /tampan/ [t̪amˈpan̪]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: tam‧pan

Noun

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tampan (Sulat Sūg spelling تَمْفَنْ)

  1. covering