kempen
See also: Kempen
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch kempen, from Old Dutch *kempen, from Proto-West Germanic *kampijan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɛm.pə(n)/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: kem‧pen
- Rhymes: -ɛmpən
Verb
kempen
- (intransitive) alternative form of kampen
Malay
Etymology
From English campaign, from French campagne, from Italian campagna, from Late Latin campānia, from Latin campus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkempen/ [ˈkem.pen]
- Hyphenation: kém‧pén
- Rhymes: -empen
Noun
kémpén (Jawi spelling کيمڤين, plural kempen-kempen)
- campaign (series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal)
Alternative forms
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English *cempan, from Proto-West Germanic *kampijan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɛmpən/
Verb
kempen
Alternative forms
Descendants
Etymology 2
From Old English cempan; equivalent to kempe + -en (plural suffix).
Noun
kempen
- plural of kempe (“soldier”)
References
- “kempen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 30 June 2018.
Tok Pisin
Etymology
Noun
kempen