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English translation: piggy bank

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12:00 Oct 5, 2006

Indonesian to English translations [PRO]
Poetry & Literature / komik anak-anak

Indonesian term or phrase: celengan ayam

Dialog dalam komim anak-anak (seusia SD):

Celengan ayamku tersenggol dan jatuh. Sekarang uangku berantakan!

Apa ya bahasa Inggrisnya celengan ayam?

Thanks and best regards,
Yo

Yohanes Sutopo KudoZ activity Questions: 437 (1 open) (1 without valid answers) (6 closed without grading) Answers: 22
Local time: 19:18

English translation:piggy bank

Explanation:
Setahu saya celengan anak2 biasanya disebut piggy bank (kalau di sini paling sering bentuknya ayam, kalau di sana babi kali ya... :-))

Selected response from:

Dita Wibisono
Local time: 19:18

Grading comment

Thanks, everyone.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +2

piggy bank

Dita Wibisono

penny bank

Harry Hermawan

chicky bank

Erich Ekoputra

money box

Hikmat Gumilar

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

10 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

piggy bank

Explanation:
Setahu saya celengan anak2 biasanya disebut piggy bank (kalau di sini paling sering bentuknya ayam, kalau di sana babi kali ya... :-))

Dita Wibisono
Local time: 19:18
Native speaker of:

Indonesian
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thanks, everyone.

56 mins confidence:

money box

Explanation:
pilihan yang lain...

Hikmat Gumilar
Indonesia
Local time: 19:18
Native speaker of:

Indonesian,

Sundanese
PRO pts in category: 28

2 hrs confidence:

penny bank

Explanation:
Kalo target audiensnya sensitif budaya ("pig"/"celeng"-an) alternatif ini bisa dipakai. Atau bisa juga 'money jar'.

"Piggy bank (sometimes penny bank or money box) is the traditional name of a coin accumulation and storage container, most often used by children."
http://www.answers.com/topic/piggy-bank

Harry Hermawan
Local time: 19:18
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Indonesian
PRO pts in category: 23

20 hrs confidence:

chicky bank

Explanation:
Ya, sudah. Kalau di Indonesia biasa pakai celengan ayam, terjemahkan saja begini biar orang Inggris bertanya2 ... :P

Erich Ekoputra
Indonesia
Local time: 19:18
Native speaker of:

Indonesian
PRO pts in category: 32

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Oct 5, 2006 - Changes made by Kardi Kho:
Language pair	English to Indonesian => Indonesian to English

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