tuwung

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʊwʊŋ/
• Rhymes: -wʊŋ, -ʊŋ, -ŋ
• Hyphenation: tu‧wung

Noun

tuwung (plural tuwung-tuwung, first-person possessive tuwungku, second-person possessive tuwungmu, third-person possessive tuwungnya)

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

• “tuwung” 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

tuwung

1. Romanization of ꦠꦸꦮꦸꦁ