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

1. 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 Indonesia, 2016.