tabung

Iban

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtabʊŋ]

Noun

tabung

  1. container (used to fill any liquid)
  2. thermos

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay tabung, probably from Semelai tabong (container), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *[ ]b[oo]ŋ (feeding-trough).(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈtabuŋ/ [ˈt̪a.bʊŋ]
  • Rhymes: -abuŋ
  • Syllabification: ta‧bung

Noun

tabung (plural tabung-tabung)

  1. tube (anything that is hollow and cylindrical in shape)
  2. cylinder
    Synonym: silinder
    tabung gasgas cylinder
  3. (probably dated) bamboo section
    Synonym: bumbung
  4. (dated or archaic) box (mailbox, etc)
    Synonym: bis
  5. (obsolete) piggy bank, traditionally made from bamboo
    Synonyms: celengan, tabungan

Hyponyms

  • tabung alir
  • tabung bambu
  • tabung Bourdon
  • tabung Braun
  • tabung buritan
  • tabung Coolidge
  • tabung damak
  • tabung deteksi
  • tabung elektron
  • tabung elpiji
  • tabung eudiometer
  • tabung fleksibel
  • tabung gambar
  • tabung gas
  • tabung hampa
  • tabung isobarik-isosterik
  • tabung jangkar
  • tabung kaca
  • tabung kelopak
  • tabung kimia
  • tabung leiden
  • tabung linen
  • tabung lucutan
  • tabung lucutan gas
  • tabung madat
  • tabung mahkota
  • tabung melon
  • tabung oksigen
  • tabung pekak
  • tabung pemadam
  • tabung pemadam kabakaran
  • tabung pemanas
  • tabung pemancar
  • tabung pemilihan
  • tabung pengering
  • tabung penguat
  • tabung radio
  • tabung reaksi
  • tabung reservoir
  • tabung rontgen
  • tabung saraf
  • tabung selam
  • tabung seruas
  • tabung surat
  • tabung tablet
  • tabung takaran
  • tabung telinga
  • tabung vakum

Derived terms

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ta‧bung
  • Rhymes: -uŋ

Noun

tabung (Jawi spelling تابوڠ)

  1. piggy bank

Derived terms