tanjung

English

Alternative forms

Noun

tanjung (plural tanjungs)

  1. (Indonesia, Malaysia) A cape; a headland.

Indonesian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈtand͡ʒʊŋ]
  • Hyphenation: tan‧jung

Etymology 1

From Malay tanjung.

Noun

tanjung (first-person possessive tanjungku, second-person possessive tanjungmu, third-person possessive tanjungnya)

  1. (geography) cape (headland)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Malay tanjung. Cognate of Javanese tanjung (ꦠꦚ꧀ꦗꦸꦁ).

Noun

tanjung (first-person possessive tanjungku, second-person possessive tanjungmu, third-person possessive tanjungnya)

  1. Spanish cherry, medlar, bullet wood (Mimusops elengi).
  2. medal, decoration.

Etymology 3

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Noun

tanjung (first-person possessive tanjungku, second-person possessive tanjungmu, third-person possessive tanjungnya)

  1. vegetable fern (Diplazium esculentum).
    Synonym: paku

Further reading

Malay

Pronunciation

Noun

tanjung (Jawi spelling تنجوڠ, plural tanjung-tanjung, informal 1st possessive tanjungku, 2nd possessive tanjungmu, 3rd possessive tanjungnya)

  1. (geography) cape (headland)

Descendants
  • Indonesian: tanjung
  • → Chinese: 丹戎 (Dānróng)
  • → English: tanjung
  • → Malagasy: tanjona

See also
  • bunga tanjung

Further reading
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