kasturi
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay kasturi, from Sanskrit कस्तूरी (kastūrī, “musk”). Doublet of kesturi and seturi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kas.ˈtu.ri/
- Rhymes: -ri
- Hyphenation: kas‧tu‧ri
Noun
kasturi (plural kasturi-kasturi)
- abelmosk, annual hibiscus, musk mallow (Abelmoschus moschatus)
- a mango of species Mangifera casturi, from South Kalimantan
- a back-scratcher ginger, or torch ginger, of species Tapeinochilos ananassae, a type of flower from Maluku and New Guinea
- a parrot (kind of bird)
Further reading
- “kasturi” 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.
- Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) online, "kasturi".
Javanese
Romanization
kasturi
- romanization of ꦏꦱ꧀ꦠꦸꦫꦶ
Malay
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Sanskrit कस्तूरी (kastūrī).
Noun
kasturi (Jawi spelling کستوري, plural kasturi-kasturi)
Descendants
- Indonesian: kasturi
Further reading
- “kasturi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Old Javanese
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit कस्तूरी (kastūrī, “musk; castoreum”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kas.tu.ri/
- Rhymes: -ri
- Hyphenation: kas‧tu‧ri
Noun
kasturi
Derived terms
- aṅasturi
- kinasturi
- makasturi
- jaṅga gaḍuṅ kasturi
- jaṅga kasturi
- sattwa kasturi
- wiku kasturi
Descendants
Further reading
- "kasturi" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.