bunga eja

Makasar

Etymology

From bunga (“flower”) +‎ eja (“red”).

Noun

bunga eja (Lontara spelling ᨅᨘᨂ ᨕᨙᨍ or 𑻤𑻴𑻢𑻱𑻵𑻪, definite bunga ejaya)

  1. (botany) yellow champaca (Michelia champaca)
  2. a traditional name for a horse

Further reading

  • Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek [Makasar-Dutch dictionary], 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN