puspa
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay puspa, from Classical Malay puspa, from Sanskrit पुष्प (puṣpa).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈpuspa/ [ˈpus.pa]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -uspa
- Syllabification: pus‧pa
Noun
puspa (plural puspa-puspa)
Further reading
- “puspa”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit पुष्प (puṣpa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpuspa/ [ˈpus.pa]
- Rhymes: -uspa, -a
- Hyphenation: pus‧pa
Noun
puspa (Jawi spelling ڤوسڤا, plural puspa-puspa or puspa2)
Derived terms
Compounds
- puspa hati (“sweetheart”)
- taman puspa / taman puspa sari (“garden”)
Descendants
- > Indonesian: puspa (inherited)
Further reading
- "puspa" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
Sundanese
Etymology
Noun
puspa (Sundanese script ᮕᮥᮞ᮪ᮕ)