tanjung

== English == === Alternative forms === tanjong === Noun === tanjung (plural tanjungs) (Indonesia, Malaysia) A cape; a headland. == Indonesian == === Alternative forms === tanjoeng (1901–1947) === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈtand͡ʒuŋ/ [ˈt̪aɲ.d͡ʒʊŋ] Rhymes: -and͡ʒuŋ Syllabification: tan‧jung === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Malay tanjung (“cape”), probably related to Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quzuŋ (“mountain peak, cape of land; tip”). ==== Noun ==== tanjung (plural tanjung-tanjung) (geography) cape, headland rump (the hindquarters of an animal; a cut of meat from the rump) ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Malay tanjung, from Old Javanese tañjuṅ. Cognate of Javanese ꦠꦚ꧀ꦗꦸꦁ (tanjung). ==== Noun ==== tanjung (plural tanjung-tanjung) Spanish cherry, medlar, bullet wood (Mimusops elengi) medal, decoration silver or gold star rank insignia (pinned to epaulettes or the collar of a shirt) === Etymology 3 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Noun ==== tanjung (plural tanjung-tanjung) vegetable fern (Diplazium esculentum) Synonym: paku === Further reading === “tanjung”, 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 == Malay == === Alternative forms === tanjong (1924-1972) === Pronunciation === (Literary Standard) IPA(key): /ˈtand͡ʒuŋ/ [ˈt̪aɲ.d͡ʒuŋ] (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA(key): /ˈtand͡ʒoŋ/ [ˈt̪aɲ.d͡ʒoŋ] Rhymes: -d͡ʒuŋ, -uŋ === Noun === tanjung (Jawi spelling تنجوڠ, plural tanjung-tanjung or tanjung2) (geography) cape (headland) ==== Descendants ==== Indonesian: tanjung → Chinese: 丹戎 (Dānróng) → English: tanjung → Malagasy: tanjona === See also === bunga tanjung === Further reading === "tanjung" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017