bunga karang

Indonesian

Etymology

From bunga (“flower”) +‎ karang (“coral”).

Noun

bunga karang (plural bunga-bunga karang)

1. sponge (animal)

Further reading

• “bunga karang”, 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

From bunga (“flower”) +‎ karang (“coral”).

Noun

bunga karang (plural bunga-bunga karang or bunga² karang)

1. sponge (animal)