tampan

tampan (plural tampans or tampan)

1. A type of cloth from Indonesia.

Etymology obscure, probably from Tswana tampane.^[1]

tampan (plural tampans)

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈtam.pan/
• Rhymes: -pan
• Hyphenation: tam‧pan

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

tampan (comparative lebih tampan, superlative paling tampan or tertampan, equative setampan)

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

   Synonyms: ganteng, (rare) bagus

2. (uncommon) suitable (having sufficient or the required properties for a certain purpose or task; appropriate to a certain occasion)

   Synonym: cocok

tampan (active menampan, passive ditampan)

1. (only conjugated with "meng-", intransitive, uncommon) to adjust (to change to fit circumstances)
2. (obsolete) to manage (to handle or control)

   Synonyms: kelola, atur

Alternative forms of tampang.

tampan (rare)

1. facial expression (the expression or countenance that seems to an onlooker to be represented by the appearance of a person or animal's face, resulting from specific use of that person's facial muscles)

   Synonyms: roman muka, air muka

2. appearance (the way something looks)

   Synonyms: tampilan, rupa

• “tampan”, 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

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tampan (“handsome, well-formed”). Cognate with Indonesian tampan, Javanese tampan, Cebuano támpan (“beautiful, good-looking”).

• IPA^(key): /tam.pan/

tampan (Jawi spelling تمڤن, comparative lebih tampan, superlative paling tampan)

1. handsome; good-looking — usually of a man.

   Dia seorang lelaki yang sangat tampan. ― He is a very handsome man.

2. neat; orderly; tidy — well-presented or visually pleasing.

   Pakaian seragamnya kelihatan tampan dan kemas. ― His uniform looks neat and tidy.

3. (archaic) graceful; noble in appearance or bearing.

   Pahlawan itu kelihatan gagah dan tampan. ― The warrior looked brave and noble.

• kacak
• elok
• bergaya

• hodoh
• buruk

tampan (Jawi spelling تمڤن)

1. to block; to obstruct; to stop (a flow, movement, or action).

   Batu besar itu menampan aliran sungai. ― The big rock blocked the river’s flow.

2. to buffer; to shield or to hold back from impact or influence.

   Gunung itu menampan angin monsun dari timur. ― The mountain buffers the monsoon winds from the east.

3. (figurative) to restrain; to curb; to suppress.

   Dia cuba menampan kemarahannya. ― He tried to restrain his anger.

• "tampan" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Cognate with Malay tampan and Indonesian tampan.

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /tampan/ [t̪amˈpan̪]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: tam‧pan

tampan (Sulat Sūg spelling تَمْفَنْ)

1. covering