Home › Words › K › kampongkampong/ˈkɑmˌpɔŋ/kampong · noun — A landing, a port; a river town.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).kampong is pronounced /ˈkɑmˌpɔŋ/.EtymologyBorrowed from Khmer កំពង់ (kɑmpŭəng, “landing, port; river town; waterfront”).nounA landing, a port; a river town.e.g.“Kampong Thom (ខេត្តកំពង់ធំ (khéttâkâmpôngthum)) Kampong Cham (កំពង់ចាម (kɑmpŭəng caam))”Dated spelling of kampung.e.g.“Margio seldom saw his mother happy, and often thought of doing things to cheer her up. He would go back to their kampong and look for gifts for her.” — 2015, Eka Kurniawan, chapter 4, in Labodalih Sembiring, transl., Man Tiger […], London; New York, N.Y.: Verso, →ISBN, page 107:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).