kasturi

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay kasturi, from Sanskrit कस्तूरी (kastūrī, “musk”). Doublet of kesturi and seturi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kas.ˈtu.ri/
• Rhymes: -ri
• Hyphenation: kas‧tu‧ri

Noun

kasturi (plural kasturi-kasturi)

1. abelmosk, annual hibiscus, musk mallow (Abelmoschus moschatus)
2. a mango of species Mangifera casturi, from South Kalimantan
3. a back-scratcher ginger, or torch ginger, of species Tapeinochilos ananassae, a type of flower from Maluku and New Guinea
4. a parrot (kind of bird)

   Synonyms: bayan, nuri

Further reading

• “kasturi”, 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
• Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) online, "kasturi".

Javanese

Romanization

kasturi

1. romanization of ꦏꦱ꧀ꦠꦸꦫꦶ

Malay

Alternative forms

• kesturi

Etymology

From Sanskrit कस्तूरी (kastūrī).

Noun

kasturi (Jawi spelling کستوري, plural kasturi-kasturi or kasturi²)

1. musk

Descendants

• Indonesian: kasturi

Further reading

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

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कस्तूरी (kastūrī, “musk; castoreum”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kas.tu.ri/
• Rhymes: -ri
• Hyphenation: kas‧tu‧ri

Noun

kasturi

1. civet
2. musk

Derived terms

• aṅasturi
• kinasturi
• makasturi

• jaṅga gaḍuṅ kasturi
• jaṅga kasturi
• sattwa kasturi
• wiku kasturi

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦏꦱ꧀ꦠꦸꦫꦶ (kasturi) (inherited)

Further reading

• "kasturi" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.