tampan

English

Noun

tampan (plural tampans or tampan)

  1. A type of cloth from Indonesia.

Etymology 2

Etymology obscure, probably from Tswana tampane.[1]

Noun

tampan (plural tampans)

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

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

Indonesian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtampan/, [ˈt̪am.pan]
  • Rhymes: -an, -n
  • Hyphenation: tam‧pan

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

tampan (comparative lebih tampan, informal comparative tampanan, superlative tertampan, equative setampan)

  1. handsome (of a man or boy: attractively manly, having a pleasing face and overall effect)
    Synonyms: ganteng, gagah, rupawan, cakap, bagus
  2. (uncommon) appropriate, fitting
    Synonyms: cocok, patut
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Another form of tampang.

Noun

tampan (first-person possessive tampanku, second-person possessive tampanmu, third-person possessive tampannya)

  1. (uncommon) facial features
    Synonyms: air muka, roman muka
  2. (uncommon) stature
    Synonym: perawakan
Derived terms

Further reading

Tausug

Noun

tampan

  1. covering
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