Save Type Settlement Usage Indonesian, Malay Scripts تنجوڠ ڤينڠ(Malay Jawi) Pronounced Pron. /tan.d͡ʒʊŋ.ˈpi.naŋ/(Indonesian) [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Indonesian and Malay tanjung meaning "cape, headland" and pinang meaning "betel nut", so named for the betel nut trees in the area that jut into the sea. This is the name of a city in Indonesia.