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