tabung
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay tabung, probably from Semelai tabong (“container”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer [Term?].
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtabʊŋ]
- Hyphenation: ta‧bung
Noun
tabung (plural tabung-tabung, first-person possessive tabungku, second-person possessive tabungmu, third-person possessive tabungnya)
- bamboo section.
- Synonym: bumbung
- tube:
- anything that is hollow and cylindrical in shape.
- an approximately cylindrical container, usually with a crimped end and a screw top, used to contain and dispense semiliquid substances.
- cylinder:
- (geometry) a surface created by projecting a closed two-dimensional curve along an axis intersecting the plane of the curve; a solid figure bounded by a cylinder and two parallel planes intersecting the cylinder.
- any object in the form of a circular cylinder.
- (archaic) piggy bank, usually made from bamboo
- Synonyms: celengan, tabungan
- synonym of bis (“mailbox”)
Derived terms
- ditabung
- ditabungkan
- menabung
- menabungkan
- penabung
- penabungan
- tabungan
Further reading
- “tabung” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ta‧bung
Noun
tabung (informal 1st possessive tabungku, 2nd possessive tabungmu, 3rd possessive tabungnya)
- piggy bank
Derived terms
- menabung