bunga raya
Indonesian
Etymology
bunga (“flower”) + raya (“big, great”), from Malay bunga raya.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbuŋa ˈraja]
Noun
bunga raya (first-person possessive bunga rayaku, second-person possessive bunga rayamu, third-person possessive bunga rayanya)
- hibiscus (flower)
- Synonym: kembang sepatu
- (figurative) prostitute; whore
Synonyms
- (female prostitute): see Thesaurus: pelacur
Further reading
- “bunga raya” 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.
Malay
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /buŋə rajə/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /buŋa raja/
Synonyms
- bunga sepatu
- kembang sepatu
- kembang uribang
- kembang warawiri
- worawari
Descendants
- → Indonesian: bunga raya
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