bugenvil
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Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch bougainville, from translingual Bougainvillea. Named after Louis Antoine de Bougainville.
Pronunciation
Noun
bugènvil (first-person possessive bugenvilku, second-person possessive bugenvilmu, third-person possessive bugenvilnya)
- (botany) bougainvillea, shrub of the genus Bougainvillea.
- Synonym: bunga kertas
Further reading
- “bugenvil” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.