kosambi

Sundanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kasambiʔ. Cognate with Indonesian kesambi.

Noun

kosambi

1. (botany) a kind of ironwood tree; Schleichera oleosa

Further reading

• Maman Sumantri, Atjep Djamaludin, Achmad Patoni, R.H. Moch. Koerdie, M.O. Koesman, Epa Sjafei Adisastra. (1985) Kamus Sunda-Indonesia [Sundanese-Indonesian Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Department of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia

• Coolsma, S (1913) Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij