celengan

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A (Javanese) Majapahit terracotta celengan

Etymology

Affixed celeng (wild boar, pig) +‎ -an (similar to), from Javanese ꦕꦺꦭꦺꦔꦤ꧀ (cèlèngan).

Pronunciation

Noun

cèlèngan (first-person possessive celenganku, second-person possessive celenganmu, third-person possessive celengannya)

  1. piggy bank: A small container, sometimes in the form of a pig, to store small saved coins in. Often the "bank" must be broken open to retrieve the contents.
  2. (in extension) saving: something (usually money) that is saved, particularly money that has been set aside for the future.
    Synonyms: tabungan, kumbara

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Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

celengan

  1. Alternative spelling of cèlèngan Romanization of ꦕꦺꦭꦺꦔꦤ꧀