puspa

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay puspa, from Classical Malay puspa, from Sanskrit पुष्प (puṣpa).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈpuspa/ [ˈpus.pa]

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• Rhymes: -uspa
• Syllabification: pus‧pa

Noun

puspa (plural puspa-puspa)

1. (now poetic) flower

   Synonyms: bunga, kembang

Further reading

• “puspa”, 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

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पुष्प (puṣpa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpuspa/ [ˈpus.pa]
• Rhymes: -uspa, -a
• Hyphenation: pus‧pa

Noun

puspa (Jawi spelling ڤوسڤا, plural puspa-puspa or puspa²)

1. (literary, poetic) Synonym of bunga (“flower”)

Derived terms

Compounds

• puspa hati (“sweetheart”)
• taman puspa / taman puspa sari (“garden”)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: puspa (inherited)

Further reading

• “puspa”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Sundanese

Etymology

From Sanskrit पुष्प (puṣpa).

Noun

puspa (Sundanese script ᮕᮥᮞ᮪ᮕ)

1. flower