lempung

lempung

1. light (in weight)

• IPA^(key): [ləmˈpʊŋ]
• Rhymes: -pʊŋ, -ʊŋ, -ŋ
• Hyphenation: lêm‧pung

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

lêmpung (comparative lebih lempung, superlative paling lempung)

1. soft, light, and friable
2. very weak; useless

From Javanese ꦊꦩ꧀ꦥꦸꦁ (lempung, “clay; constipation”), from Old Javanese lĕmpuṅ (“soft, fleshy, plump, thick”).

lêmpung (plural lempung-lempung)

1. clay

   Synonym: tanah liat

   1. (soil science) a mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics
   2. (geology) a particle less than 3.9 microns in diameter, following the Wentworth scale
2. (soil science) loam: a type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt and clay, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due

There are two schools of soil science with different terminology in Indonesia.

• “lempung” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

lempung

1. romanization of ꦊꦩ꧀ꦥꦸꦁ

• IPA^(key): [ləmˈpʊŋ], [ləmˈpoŋ]
• Rhymes: -poŋ, -oŋ

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lempung (Jawi spelling لمڤوڠ)

1. soft, light, and friable
2. very weak; useless

From Javanese lempung.

lempung (Jawi spelling لمڤوڠ, plural lempung-lempung)

1. clay; loam

• “lempung” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.