kembang api

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of kembang (“flower”) +‎ api (“fire”), literally “fire flower”, Calque from Japanese 花火(はなび) (hanabi, “fireworks”, literally “flower fire”).

Noun

kembang api

1. firework

Related terms

• bunga api

Further reading

• “kembang api”, 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

Compound of kembang (“flower”) +‎ api (“fire”), literally “fire flower”, from

• calque from Chinese 花火 (“fireworks”, literally “flower fire”), or
• calque from Japanese 花火(はなび) (hanabi, “fireworks”, literally “flower fire”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kəm.baŋ a.pi]

Noun

kembang api (Jawi spelling کمبڠ اڤي, plural kembang-kembang api)

1. (rare) A firework.

   Synonym: bunga api

Further reading

• "kembang api" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "kembang api" at PRPM first version)