tabung

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word tabung. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word tabung, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say tabung in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word tabung you have here. The definition of the word tabung will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition oftabung, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Iban

Pronunciation

IPA(key):

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 *[ ]bŋ (“feeding-trough”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: ta‧bung

Noun

tabung (plural tabung-tabung)

  1. tube: anything that is hollow and cylindrical in shape.
  2. cylinder:
    1. (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.
      Synonym: silinder
    2. any object in the form of a circular cylinder.
      Synonym: silinder
      tabung gas ― gas 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

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 (informal 1st possessive tabungku, 2nd possessive tabungmu, 3rd possessive tabungnya) (jawi translation تابوڠ)

  1. piggy bank

Derived terms

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia