krisan

Indonesian

krisan flower

krisan seal

Etymology

From Dutch chrysant, chrysanthemum, from Latin chrysanthemum, from Ancient Greek χρῡσάνθεμον (khrūsánthemon, “Persian buttercup”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkrisan]
• Hyphenation: kri‧san
• Rhymes: -san, -an, -n

Noun

krisan (first-person possessive krisanku, second-person possessive krisanmu, third-person possessive krisannya)

1. chrysanthemum: Any of many flowering perennial plants, of the genus Chrysanthemum, native to China, that have showy radiate heads.

Alternative forms

• krisantèmum

Synonyms

• serunai, seruni, teluki
• kékwa (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “krisan” 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.