kampong

American  

[kahm-pawng, -pong, kahm-pawng, -pong] / ˈkɑm pɔŋ, -pɒŋ, kɑmˈpɔŋ, -ˈpɒŋ /

Or campong

noun

1. a small village or community of houses in Malay-speaking lands.

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kampong British  

/ kæmˈpɒŋ, ˈkæmpɒŋ /

noun

1. (in Malaysia) a village

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Etymology

Origin of kampong

1835–45; < Malay kampung, kampong grouping or gathering together, especially a village; compound ²

Example Sentences

In the 1980s however, these kampongs were knocked down, to make way for new high-rise buildings.

From BBC

Made up of 26 single-story wooden houses, which were once ubiquitous across Singapore, the “kampong”, the Malay word for village, has seen a boom in local visitors after borders shut due to the coronavirus pandemic.

From Reuters

Some Malaysians are now seeking out cheaper, lesser known “kampong” or “village” durians that have the same aroma as better-known varieties.

From The Wall Street Journal

At age 11, instead of learning math and grammar in primary school like her brothers, she helped women in her kampong make and sell sambal for pocket money.

From New York Times

He grew interested in the sea because he sailed, and he sailed because he came from a kampong on the coast.

From New York Times