kecubung

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay کچوبوڠ (kecubung), from Old Javanese kacubuṅ, kucubuṅ (“thorn-apple”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kə.ˈt͡ʃu.bʊŋ/
• Rhymes: -bʊŋ
• Hyphenation: kê‧cu‧bung

Noun

kêcubung (plural kecubung-kecubung)

1. (botany) Indian thornapple, Hindu Datura, metel, devil's trumpet, angel's trumpet (Datura metel)
2. amethyst:
   1. a transparent purple to violet variety of quartz with traces of manganese, used as a gemstone.
   2. a purple colour.

      amethyst:  

Derived terms

• kecubung kasihan

 

Further reading

• “kecubung” 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.