asmaraguna

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of asmara (“love”) +‎ guna, from Riau Malay [Term?].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /as.ma.ra.ˈɡu.na/
• Rhymes: -na, -a
• Hyphenation: as‧ma‧ra‧gu‧na

Noun

asmaraguna (plural asmaraguna-asmaraguna, first-person possessive asmaragunaku, second-person possessive asmaragunamu, third-person possessive asmaragunanya)

1. (Riau Islands or higher register, literary) A conjurer skilled in crafting or concocting philtres and love charms.

Further reading

• “asmaraguna” 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.