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)

1. 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.
2. (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: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Noun

celengan

1. Alternative spelling of cèlèngan