tabung

• IPA^(key): [ˈtabʊŋ]

tabung

1. container (used to fill any liquid)
2. thermos

From Malay tabung, probably from Semelai tabong (“container”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *[ ]b[oo]ŋ (“feeding-trough”).(Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈtabuŋ/ [ˈt̪a.bʊŋ]
• Rhymes: -abuŋ
• Syllabification: ta‧bung

tabung (plural tabung-tabung)

1. tube (anything that is hollow and cylindrical in shape)
2. 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

• “tabung” 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.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• Hyphenation: ta‧bung
• Rhymes: -uŋ

tabung (Jawi spelling تابوڠ)

1. piggy bank