serbuk sari

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of serbuk (“powder”) +‎ sari (“flower”), compare to Chinese 花粉 (huāfěn, “pollen”, literally “flower + dust, powder”) and Malay debunga (“pollen”, literally “dust + flower”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sərˈbʊk̚ ˈsari/

Noun

serbuk sari (plural serbuk-serbuk sari, first-person possessive serbuk sariku, second-person possessive serbuk sarimu, third-person possessive serbuk sarinya)

  1. (botany) pollen: A fine granular substance produced in flowers. Technically a collective term for pollen grains (microspores) produced in the anthers of flowering plants.

Synonyms
  • debunga (Standard Malay)
  • polên

Further reading
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