bunga matahari

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of bunga (“flower”) +‎ matahari (“sun”), inherited from Malay bunga matahari.

Noun

bunga matahari (first-person possessive bunga matahariku, second-person possessive bunga mataharimu, third-person possessive bunga mataharinya)

1. sunflower

Further reading

• “bunga matahari” 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.

Malay

Noun

bunga matahari (plural bunga-bunga matahari, informal 1st possessive bunga matahariku, 2nd possessive bunga mataharimu, 3rd possessive bunga mataharinya)

1. sunflower

Descendants

• Indonesian: bunga matahari

Further reading

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