celengan
Indonesian
A (Javanese) Majapahit terracotta celengan
Etymology
Affixed celeng (“wild boar, pig”) + -an (“similar to”), from Javanese ꦕꦺꦭꦺꦔꦤ꧀ (cèlèngan).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [t͡ʃɛˈlɛŋan]
- Hyphenation: ce‧leng‧an
- Rhymes: -ŋan
Noun
cèlèngan (first-person possessive celenganku, second-person possessive celenganmu, third-person possessive celengannya)
- piggy bank: A small container, sometimes in the form of a pig, to store small saved coins in. Often the "bank" must be broken open to retrieve the contents.
- (in extension) saving: something (usually money) that is saved, particularly money that has been set aside for the future.
- Synonym: tabungan
Derived terms
- mencelengi
Further reading
- “celengan” 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.
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