kemboja

See also: Kemboja

Indonesian

kemboja (“frangipani”)

Alternative forms

• kamboja (nonstandard)
• kembodja (pre-1967)

Etymology

From Malay kemboja, from Classical Malay kemboja, from Sanskrit काम्बोज (kāmboja, “a kind of tree”). Doublet of Kamboja.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kəmˈbod͡ʒa]
• Hyphenation: kêm‧bo‧ja

Noun

kemboja

1. Plumeria; frangipani flowers

Further reading

• “kemboja” 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.