empang
Malay
Etymology
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *empeŋ (“block, obstruct, dam a stream”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əmpaŋ/
- Rhymes: -əmpaŋ, -paŋ, -aŋ
Verb
empang (Jawi spelling امڤڠ)
- to block something by building a wall-like structure (e.g. dam etc.)
- Dinding laut itu digunakan untuk mengempang ombak-ombak yang kuat.
- That sea wall is used to block the strong waves.
- Synonyms: galang, lintang
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- pengempangan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
- empangan (“dam”) [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
- mengempang [agent focus] (meN-)
- diempang [patient focus] (di-)
Further reading
- “empang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- Austronesian Comparative Dictionary -*empeŋ