bunga api

== Indonesian == === Etymology === Compound of bunga (“flower”) +‎ api (“fire”), probably from calque from Chinese 火花 (huǒhuā, “spark”, literally “fire + flower”) or calque from Japanese 火花(ひばな) (hibana, “spark”, literally “fire + flower”). === Noun === bunga api spark Synonyms: kilatan api, lelatu, percik api ==== Usage notes ==== The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay bunga api. ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “bunga 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 == === Pronunciation === (schwa-variety) IPA(key): [bu.ŋə ʔa.pi] (/a/-variety) IPA(key): [bu.ŋa ʔa.pi] === Etymology 1 === Compound of bunga (“flower”) +‎ api (“fire”). There are two theories as to where this term originated: Calque from Chinese 火花 (huǒhuā, “spark”, literally “fire + flower”), or calque from Japanese 火花(ひばな) (hibana, “spark”, literally “fire + flower”). Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa ni hapuy. Compare Tetum ahi funan (“spark”). ==== Noun ==== bunga api (Jawi spelling بوڠا اڤي, plural bunga-bunga api or bunga2 api) A spark. === Etymology 2 === Compound of bunga (“flower”) +‎ api (“fire”), literally “fire flower”. There are two theories as to where this term originated: Calque from Chinese 花火 (“fireworks”, literally “flower fire”), or calque from Japanese 花火(はなび) (hanabi, “fireworks”, literally “flower fire”). Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa ni hapuy. Compare Tetum ahi funan (“spark”). ==== Noun ==== bunga api (Jawi spelling بوڠا اڤي, plural bunga-bunga api or bunga2 api) A firework. Synonym: kembang api (rare) ===== Usage notes ===== The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian bunga api. === References === === Further reading === "bunga api" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017