gulma

Indonesian

Etymology

From Sanskrit गुल्म (gulma, “bush, shrub”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡʊlma]
• Hyphenation: gul‧ma

Noun

gulma (first-person possessive gulmaku, second-person possessive gulmamu, third-person possessive gulmanya)

1. weed: any plant regarded as unwanted at the place where, and at the time when it is growing.

Synonyms

• rumpai

Further reading

• “gulma” 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.

Javanese

Numeral

gulma

1. billion (10⁹)