tanjung

English

Alternative forms

Noun

tanjung (plural tanjungs)

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

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈtand͡ʒuŋ/ [ˈt̪aɲ.d͡ʒʊŋ]
  • Rhymes: -and͡ʒuŋ
  • Syllabification: tan‧jung

Etymology 1

From Malay tanjung.

Noun

tanjung (plural tanjung-tanjung)

  1. (geography) cape (headland)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

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

Noun

tanjung (plural tanjung-tanjung)

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

Etymology 3

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Noun

tanjung (plural tanjung-tanjung)

  1. vegetable fern (Diplazium esculentum)
    Synonym: paku

Further reading

Malay

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Johor-Selangor, Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /tand͡ʒoŋ/
  • (Bahasa Baku) IPA(key): /tand͡ʒʊŋ/
  • Rhymes: -d͡ʒuŋ, -uŋ

Noun

tanjung (Jawi spelling تنجوڠ, plural tanjung-tanjung)

  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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