tabung

From Malay tabung, probably from Semelai tabong (“container”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer [Term?].

• IPA^(key): [ˈtabʊŋ]
• Hyphenation: ta‧bung

tabung (plural tabung-tabung, first-person possessive tabungku, second-person possessive tabungmu, third-person possessive tabungnya)

1. bamboo section.

   Synonym: bumbung

2. tube:
   1. anything that is hollow and cylindrical in shape.
   2. an approximately cylindrical container, usually with a crimped end and a screw top, used to contain and dispense semiliquid substances.
3. 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.
   2. any object in the form of a circular cylinder.
4. (archaic) piggy bank, usually made from bamboo

   Synonyms: celengan, tabungan

5. synonym of bis (“mailbox”)

• “tabung” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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• Hyphenation: ta‧bung

tabung (informal 1st possessive tabungku, 2nd possessive tabungmu, 3rd possessive tabungnya)

1. piggy bank