ketuban

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay ketuban, analyzed as ke- +‎ tuban.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /kəˈtuban/ [kəˈt̪u.ban]
• Rhymes: -uban
• Syllabification: ke‧tu‧ban

Noun

ketuban (plural ketuban-ketuban)

1. amniotic fluid

   Synonyms: air ketuban, tuban, tuban-tuban

Derived terms

Compounds

• air ketuban

Further reading

• “ketuban”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of ke- +‎ tuban.

Pronunciation

• (Baku, schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /kəˈtuban/ [kəˈt̪u.ban]
• Rhymes: -ban, -an
• Hyphenation: ke‧tu‧ban

Noun

ketuban (Jawi spelling کتوبن, plural ketuban-ketuban or ketuban²)

1. (Singapore) amniotic fluid.

   Synonyms: air ketuban, tuban, tuban-tuban

Derived terms

Compounds

• air ketuban

Further reading

• “ketuban”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017