kesuma
Malay
Etymology
Ultimately from Sanskrit कुसुम (kusuma, “flower, blossom, bud”). Cognate with Indonesian kusuma.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kəsuma/
- Hyphenation: ke‧su‧ma
Noun
kesuma (plural kesuma-kesuma, informal 1st possessive kesumaku, impolite 2nd possessive kesumamu, 3rd possessive kesumanya)
- flower
- Synonym: bunga
- (figuratively) beautiful woman or girl
- (figuratively) nobleman
Derived terms
- kesuma bangsa