Associations to the word «Kampong»

Wiktionary

KAMPONG, noun. A Malay village, such as is found in Malaysia, Brunei, and parts of Indonesia

Dictionary definition

KAMPONG, noun. A native village in Malaysia.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats