tanjung

English

Alternative forms

• tanjong

Noun

tanjung (plural tanjungs)

1. (Indonesia, Malaysia) A cape; a headland.

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈtand͡ʒuŋ/ [ˈt̪an.d͡ʒʊŋ]
• Rhymes: -and͡ʒuŋ
• Syllabification: tan‧jung

Etymology 1

From Malay tanjung.

Noun

tanjung (first-person possessive tanjungku, second-person possessive tanjungmu, third-person possessive tanjungnya)

1. (geography) cape (headland)

Derived terms

• menanjung

 

Etymology 2

From Malay tanjung. Cognate of Javanese tanjung (ꦠꦚ꧀ꦗꦸꦁ).

Noun

tanjung (first-person possessive tanjungku, second-person possessive tanjungmu, third-person possessive tanjungnya)

1. Spanish cherry, medlar, bullet wood (Mimusops elengi).
2. medal, decoration.

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

tanjung (first-person possessive tanjungku, second-person possessive tanjungmu, third-person possessive tanjungnya)

1. vegetable fern (Diplazium esculentum).

   Synonym: paku

Further reading

• “tanjung” 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.

Malay

Alternative forms

• tanjong (1924-1972)

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /tand͡ʒoŋ/
• (Baku) IPA^(key): /tand͡ʒʊŋ/
• Rhymes: -d͡ʒuŋ, -uŋ

Noun

tanjung (Jawi spelling تنجوڠ, plural tanjung-tanjung, informal 1st possessive tanjungku, 2nd possessive tanjungmu, 3rd possessive tanjungnya)

1. (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 | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.