kasturi

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit कस्तूरी (kastūrī).

Noun

kasturi (Jawi spelling کستوري, plural kasturi-kasturi, informal 1st possessive kasturiku, 2nd possessive kasturimu, 3rd possessive kasturinya)

1. musk

Further reading

• “kasturi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Indonesian

Noun

kasturi (first-person possessive kasturiku, second-person possessive kasturimu, third-person possessive kasturinya)

1. abelmosk, annual hibiscus, musk mallow (Abelmoschus moschatus)
2. a mango of species Mangifera casturi, from South Kalimantan
3. a back-scratcher ginger, or torch ginger, of species Tapeinochilos ananassae, a type of flower from Maluku and New Guinea.
4. a parrot (kind of bird)

   Synonyms: bayan, nuri

Further reading

• “kasturi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
• Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) online, "kasturi".