tampan
See also: Tampan
English
Etymology 1
Noun
tampan (plural tampans or tampan)
Etymology 2
Etymology obscure, probably from Tswana tampane.[1]
Noun
tampan (plural tampans)
- Any of many species in the family Argasidae, the soft ticks.
References
- ^ 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): /ˈtam.pan/
- Rhymes: -pan
- 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, superlative paling tampan or tertampan, equative setampan)
- (of a man or boy) handsome (attractively manly, having a pleasing face and overall effect)
- (uncommon) suitable (having sufficient or the required properties for a certain purpose or task; appropriate to a certain occasion)
- Synonym: cocok
Verb
tampan (active menampan, passive ditampan)
- (only conjugated with "meng-", intransitive, uncommon) to adjust (to change to fit circumstances)
- (obsolete) to manage (to handle or control)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Alternative forms of tampang.
Noun
tampan (rare)
- 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
- appearance (the way something looks)
- Synonyms: tampilan, rupa
Derived terms
Further reading
- “tampan” 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.
Tausug
Etymology
Cognate with Malay tampan and Indonesian tampan.
Pronunciation
- (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /tampan/ [t̪amˈpan̪]
- Rhymes: -an
- Syllabification: tam‧pan
Noun
tampan (Sulat Sūg spelling تَمْفَنْ)