tuwung

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦠꦸꦮꦸꦁ (tuwung, “ceramic bowl, cup”), from Old Javanese tuwuṅ (“goblet-shaped cymbals”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈtuwuŋ/ [ˈt̪u.wʊŋ]
  • Rhymes: -uwuŋ
  • Syllabification: tu‧wung

Noun

tuwung (plural tuwung-tuwung)

  1. large tray
  2. (Catholicism) chalice (a large drinking cup, often having a stem and base and used especially for formal occasions and religious ceremonies)
    Synonyms: cawan, kaliks, piala

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

tuwung

  1. romanization of ꦠꦸꦮꦸꦁ
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