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

Javanese

Romanization

tuwung

  1. Romanization of ꦠꦸꦮꦸꦁ
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