ꦏꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦁ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese kĕmbaṅ, kambaṅ (“flower, nipple”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kəmbaŋ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəm.baŋ/
• Rhymes: -baŋ
• Hyphenation: kem‧bang

Noun

ꦏꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦁ (kembang)

1. flower

Alternative forms

• ꦧꦁ (bang) (apheresis form)

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “kembang”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN