bunga rampe
Makasar
Etymology
From bunga (“flower”) + rampe.
Noun
bunga rampe (Lontara spelling ᨅᨘᨂ ᨑᨄᨙ or 𑻤𑻴𑻢𑻭𑻣𑻵, definite bunga rampea)
- a traditional mixture of finely shredded aromatic pandan leaves and various flowers used as a grave offering or placed near cushions during religious recitations
- Synonym: bunga jawa
Further reading
- Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek [Makasar-Dutch dictionary], 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN