tuban
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay tuban (“amnion”), from Old Javanese tūban (“waterfall”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈt̪uban]
Noun
tuban (plural tuban-tuban)
- 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
- IPA(key): [ˈt̪uban]
Noun
tuban (Jawi spelling توبن, plural tuban-tuban)
- (Johore) amniotic fluid.
- Synonyms: air ketuban, ketuban, tetuban, tentuban, tuban-tuban
Derived terms
- ketuban
- tentuban
- tetuban
- tuban-tuban
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.