kusuma

See also: küsümä

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese ꦏꦸꦱꦸꦩ (kusuma), from Prakrit kusuma, from Sanskrit कुसुम (kusuma, “flower, blossom, bud”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kusuma/
• Hyphenation: ku‧su‧ma

Noun

kusuma

1. flower

   Synonym: bunga

2. (figurative) beautiful woman or girl
3. (figurative) nobleman

Alternative forms

• kesuma

Derived terms

• kusuma bangsa

 

Further reading

• “kusuma” 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.