lempung

== Iban == === Adjective === lempung light (in weight) == Indonesian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ləmˈpʊŋ] Rhymes: -pʊŋ, -ʊŋ, -ŋ Hyphenation: lêm‧pung === Etymology 1 === From Malay lempung, from Classical Malay لمڤوڠ (lempung). ==== Adjective ==== lêmpung (comparative lebih lempung, superlative paling lempung) soft, light, and friable very weak; useless === Etymology 2 === From Javanese ꦊꦩ꧀ꦥꦸꦁ (lempung, “clay; constipation”), from Old Javanese lĕmpuṅ (“soft, fleshy, plump, thick”). ==== Noun ==== lêmpung (plural lempung-lempung) clay Synonyms: liat, tanah liat (soil science) a mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics (geology) a particle less than 3.9 microns in diameter, following the Wentworth scale (soil science) loam: a type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt and clay, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due ===== Usage notes ===== There are two schools of soil science with different terminology in Indonesia. ===== Hyponyms ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === References === === Further reading === “lempung”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Javanese == === Romanization === lempung romanization of ꦊꦩ꧀ꦥꦸꦁ == Malay == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ləmˈpʊŋ], [ləmˈpoŋ] Rhymes: -poŋ, -oŋ === Etymology 1 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Adjective ==== lempung (Jawi spelling لمڤوڠ, comparative lebih lempung, superlative paling lempung) soft, light, and friable very weak; useless === Etymology 2 === From Javanese lempung. ==== Noun ==== lempung (Jawi spelling لمڤوڠ, plural lempung-lempung or lempung2) clay; loam === Further reading === "lempung" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017