tampan

English

Etymology 1

Noun

tampan (plural tampans or tampan)

1. A type of cloth from Indonesia.

Etymology 2

Etymology obscure, probably from Tswana tampane.

Noun

tampan (plural tampans)

1. Any of many species in the family Argasidae, the soft ticks.

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtampan/, [ˈt̪am.pan]
• Rhymes: -an, -n
• 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, informal comparative tampanan, superlative tertampan, equative setampan)

1. handsome (of a man or boy: attractively manly, having a pleasing face and overall effect)

   Synonyms: ganteng, gagah, rupawan, cakap, bagus

2. (uncommon) appropriate, fitting

   Synonyms: cocok, patut

Derived terms

• ketampanan
• menampan
• pertampan
• setampan
• tertampan

 

Etymology 2

Another form of tampang.

Noun

tampan (first-person possessive tampanku, second-person possessive tampanmu, third-person possessive tampannya)

1. (uncommon) facial features

   Synonyms: air muka, roman muka

2. (uncommon) stature

   Synonym: perawakan

Derived terms

• bertampan
• ketampanan

 

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

Noun

tampan

1. covering