bunga raya

Indonesian

Etymology

From bunga (“flower”) +‎ raya (“big, great”), from Malay bunga raya.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbuŋa ˈraja]

Noun

bunga raya (plural bunga-bunga raya)

1. hibiscus (flower)

   Synonym: kembang sepatu

2. (figurative) prostitute; whore

Synonyms

• (female prostitute): see Thesaurus: pelacur

Further reading

• “bunga raya”, 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

bunga (“flower”) +‎ raya (“big, great”).

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /buŋə rajə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /buŋa raja/

Noun

bunga raya (plural bunga-bunga raya)(Jawi spelling بوڠا راي)

1. hibiscus (flower)

Synonyms

• bunga sepatu
• kembang sepatu
• kembang uribang
• kembang warawiri
• worawari

Descendants

• → Indonesian: bunga raya