bunga raya
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== Indonesian ==
=== Etymology ===
From bunga (“flower”) + raya (“big, great”), from Malay bunga raya.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˌbuŋa ˈraja/ [ˌbu.ŋa ˈra.ja]
Rhymes: -aja
Syllabification: bu‧nga ra‧ya
=== Noun ===
bunga raya (plural bunga-bunga raya)
hibiscus (flower)
Synonym: kembang sepatu
(figurative) prostitute; whore
==== Synonyms ====
(female prostitute): see Thesaurus: pelacur
=== Further reading ===
“bunga raya”, 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 ===
bunga (“flower”) + raya (“big, great”).
=== Pronunciation ===
(Literary Standard) IPA(key): /ˌbuŋa ˈraja/ [ˌbu.ŋa ˈra.ja]
(Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA(key): /ˌbuŋə ˈrajə/ [ˌbu.ŋə ˈra.jə]
=== Noun ===
bunga raya (Jawi spelling بوڠا راي, plural bunga-bunga raya or bunga2 raya)
hibiscus (flower)
==== Synonyms ====
bunga sepatu
kembang sepatu
kembang uribang
kembang warawiri
worawari
==== Descendants ====
→ Indonesian: bunga raya