empang

Inherited from Malay empang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *empeŋ (“block, obstruct, dam a stream”).

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈɛmpaŋ/ [ˈɛm.paŋ]
• Rhymes: -ɛmpaŋ
• Syllabification: em‧pang

empang (plural empang-empang)

1. dam (structure placed across a flowing body of water)

   Synonyms: bendungan, dam, empangan (Malay), tanggul, tebat

2. pond

   Synonym: tambak

Borrowed from Malay [Term?] (Riau).

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /əmˈpaŋ/ [əmˈpaŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: em‧pang

empang (plural empang-empang)

1. a fishing net in the form of a net measuring 20-40 m long, set when the tide rises, to catch fish in high tide

• “empang”, 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

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *empeŋ (“block, obstruct, dam a stream”).

• IPA^(key): /əmpaŋ/
• Rhymes: -əmpaŋ, -paŋ, -aŋ

empang (Jawi spelling امڤڠ)

1. to block something by building a wall-like structure (e.g. dam etc.)

   Synonyms: galang, lintang

   Dinding laut itu digunakan untuk mengempang ombak-ombak yang kuat.

   That sea wall is used to block the strong waves.

• → Indonesian: empang

• "empang" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
• Austronesian Comparative Dictionary -*empeŋ