serbuk sari

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of serbuk (“powder”) +‎ sari (“flower”), compare to Chinese 花粉 (huāfěn, “pollen”, literally “flower + dust, powder”) and Malay debunga (“pollen”, literally “dust + flower”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sərˈbʊk̚ ˈsari/

Noun

serbuk sari (plural serbuk-serbuk sari, first-person possessive serbuk sariku, second-person possessive serbuk sarimu, third-person possessive serbuk sarinya)

1. (botany) pollen: A fine granular substance produced in flowers. Technically a collective term for pollen grains (microspores) produced in the anthers of flowering plants.

Synonyms

• debunga (Standard Malay)
• polên

Further reading

• “serbuk sari” 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.