bunga rampe

Makasar

Etymology

From bunga (“flower”) +‎ rampe.

Noun

bunga rampe (Lontara spelling ᨅᨘᨂ ᨑᨄᨙ or 𑻤𑻴𑻢𑻭𑻣𑻵, definite bunga rampea)

  1. 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