busana

Balinese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Javanese bhūṣaṇa (“embellishment, adornment, ornament, decoration, festive attire”), from Sanskrit भूषण (bhūṣaṇa, “ornament”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bu.sa.nə/
• Rhymes: -anə
• Hyphenation: bu‧sa‧na

Noun

busana (Balinese script ᬪᬹᬱᬡ)

1. raiment
2. cloth
3. ornament

Further reading

• “busana”, in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia] (in Balinese), Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay busana, from Sanskrit भूषण (bhūṣaṇa, “ornament”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /buˈsana/ [buˈsa.na]
• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: bu‧sa‧na

Noun

busana (plural busana-busana)

1. dress

   Synonyms: bebe, sayak

Derived terms

• berbusana

Further reading

• “busana”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Javanese

Romanization

busana

1. romanization of ꦧꦸꦱꦤ

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit भूषण (bhūṣaṇa, “ornament”).

Noun

busana (Jawi spelling بوسان, plural busana-busana or busana²)

1. dress

References

• "busana" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017