kusuma
See also: küsümä
Indonesian
Etymology
From Javanese ꦏꦸꦱꦸꦩ (kusuma), from Prakrit kusuma, from Sanskrit कुसुम (kusuma, “flower, blossom, bud”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kusuma/
- Hyphenation: ku‧su‧ma
Noun
kusuma
- flower
- Synonym: bunga
- (figuratively) beautiful woman or girl
- (figuratively) nobleman
Alternative forms
- kesuma
Derived terms
- kusuma bangsa
Further reading
- “kusuma” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.