asmaraguna
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of asmara (“love”) + guna, from Riau Malay [Term?].
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /as.ma.ra.ˈɡu.na/
- Rhymes: -na, -a
- Hyphenation: as‧ma‧ra‧gu‧na
Noun
asmaraguna (plural asmaraguna-asmaraguna)
- (Riau Islands or higher register, literary) a skilled conjurer, particularly of philtres and love charms
Further reading
- “asmaraguna” 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.