bunga api
Indonesian
Etymology
- Calque from Chinese 火花 (huǒhuā, “spark”, literally “fire + flower”) or Japanese 火花 (hibana, “spark”, literally “fire + flower”).
- From bunga (“flower”) + api (“fire”).
Noun
Further reading
- “bunga api” 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.