celengan

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese ꦕꦺꦭꦺꦔꦤ꧀ (céléngan). Equivalent to celeng (“boar, pig”) +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /t͡ʃeˈleŋan/ [t͡ʃeˈle.ŋan]
  • Rhymes: -eŋan
  • Syllabification: ce‧le‧ngan

Noun

céléngan (plural celengan-celengan)

  1. piggy bank (small container to store small saved coins in)
  2. (by extension) saving (something, usually money, that is saved for the future)
    Synonyms: tabungan, kumbara

Derived terms

  • mencelengi (“to save, put in a piggy bank”)

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

celengan

  1. alternative spelling of cèlèngan romanization of ꦕꦺꦭꦺꦔꦤ꧀
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