tumpang

English

Verb

tumpang (third-person singular simple present tumpangs, present participle tumpanging, simple past and past participle tumpanged)

  1. Alternative spelling of tompang.

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈtumpaŋ/ [ˈt̪um.paŋ]
  • Rhymes: -umpaŋ
  • Syllabification: tum‧pang

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay tumpang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tumpaŋ (to carry something above one another).

Verb

tumpang (active menumpang, ordinary passive ditumpang, imperative tumpang, emphatic-jussive tumpanglah)

  1. to carry
  2. to hitch a ride
  3. to join
Alternative forms
Derived terms
  • tumpang air
  • tumpang gilir
  • tumpang kaya
  • tumpang lalu
  • tumpang lewat
  • tumpang negeri
  • tumpang tanya

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Javanese ꦠꦸꦩ꧀ꦥꦁ (tumpang, to put on top of).

Noun

tumpang (plural tumpang-tumpang)

  1. an arrangement of wooden blocks that form an inverted pyramid, the higher up they are, the wider they become
  2. (architecture) beams arranged in tiers on the roof of a traditional Javanese house, usually in odd numbers

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

tumpang

  1. romanization of ꦠꦸꦩ꧀ꦥꦁ

Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *tumpaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tumpaŋ.

Pronunciation

Verb

tumpang (Jawi spelling تومڤڠ)

  1. to hitch a ride; to ride along (to travel in a vehicle driven by someone else).
    Boleh saya tumpang kereta awak ke pejabat?
    Can I hitch a ride in your car to the office?
  2. to stay temporarily; to lodge (at someone else's house).
    Dia tumpang tidur di rumah kawan baiknya.
    He is staying (sleeping) at his best friend's house.
  3. to join in; to partake; to piggyback (to do something along with others or while an opportunity exists).
    Saya hanya tumpang gembira atas kejayaan awak.
    I just want to share in the joy of your success.
    Tumpang tanya, di manakah tandas?
    May I ask (literally: hitch a question), where is the toilet?
  4. to place on top; to stack.
    Synonym: tindan

Derived terms

Affixations
Compounds

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: tumpang (inherited)

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tumpaŋ (to carry something above one another). Compare Malay tumpang.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tumˈpaŋ/ [t̪ʊmˈpaŋ]
  • Rhymes: -aŋ
  • Syllabification: tum‧pang

Adjective

tumpáng (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜅ᜔)

  1. carried on the head or shoulders (of two things one over the other)
    Synonyms: babaw, patong

Derived terms

  • katumpang
  • magtumpang
  • matumpang
  • tumpangin

Noun

tumpáng (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜅ᜔)

  1. (nautical) inclined masts of a keel