tuban

See also: túbǎn, tūbān, and tư bản

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay tuban (“amnion”), from Old Javanese tūban (“waterfall”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt̪uban]

Noun

tuban (first-person possessive tubanku, second-person possessive tubanmu, third-person possessive tubannya)

1. amniotic fluid.

   Synonyms: air ketuban, ketuban, tuban-tuban

Derived terms

• ketuban
• tuban-tuban

 

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, informal 1st possessive tubanku, 2nd possessive tubanmu, 3rd possessive tubannya)

1. (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.