celengan

Indonesian

A (Javanese) Majapahit terracotta celengan

Etymology

From Javanese ꦕꦺꦭꦺꦔꦤ꧀ (céléngan). Equivalent to celeng (“boar, pig”) +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃeˈleŋan/ [t͡ʃeˈle.ŋan]
• Rhymes: -eŋan
• Syllabification: ce‧le‧ngan

Noun

céléngan (plural celengan-celengan)

1. piggy bank (small container to store small saved coins in)
2. (by extension) saving (something, usually money, that is saved for the future)

   Synonyms: tabungan, kumbara

Derived terms

• mencelengi (“to save, put in a piggy bank”)

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.

Javanese

Romanization

celengan

1. Alternative spelling of cèlèngan Romanization of ꦕꦺꦭꦺꦔꦤ꧀