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)
- amniotic fluid
- Synonyms: air ketuban, tuban, tuban-tuban
Derived terms
Compounds
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
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)
- (Singapore) amniotic fluid.
- Synonyms: air ketuban, tuban, tuban-tuban
Derived terms
Compounds
Further reading
- "ketuban" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017