tuban
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Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay tuban (“amnion”), from Old Javanese tūban (“waterfall”).
Pronunciation
Noun
tuban (first-person possessive tubanku, second-person possessive tubanmu, third-person possessive tubannya)
- amniotic fluid.
- Synonyms: air ketuban, ketuban, tuban-tuban
Derived terms
Further reading
- “tuban” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
From Old Javanese tūban (“waterfall”), could also be from tutup + -an.
Pronunciation
Noun
tuban (Jawi spelling توبن, plural tuban-tuban, informal 1st possessive tubanku, 2nd possessive tubanmu, 3rd possessive tubannya)
- (Johore) amniotic fluid.
- Synonyms: air ketuban, ketuban, tetuban, tentuban, tuban-tuban
Derived terms
References
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “توبن tuban”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 196
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “tuban”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 614
Further reading
- “tuban” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.