kembang api

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Calque of Chinese 花火 (“fireworks”, literally “flower fire”) or
Calque of Japanese 花火(はなび) (hanabi, “fireworks”, literally “flower fire”).

Noun

kembang api

firework.

Related terms

bunga api

Further reading

“kembang api” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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