bunga majemuk

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of bunga (“flower, interest”) +‎ majemuk (“compound”). The sense of compound interest is calque of Dutch samengestelde interest.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbuŋa mad͡ʒəˈmʊʔ]

Noun

bunga majemuk (first-person possessive bunga majemukku, second-person possessive bunga majemukmu, third-person possessive bunga majemuknya)

1. (botany) inflorescence.
2. (finance) compound interest.

   Synonym: bunga berbunga

   Synonym: faedah kompaun (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “bunga majemuk” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.