kasumba

Ilocano

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit कुसुम्भ (kusumbha). Compare Cebuano kasubha, Tagalog kasubha, and Malay kesumba.

Noun

kasumba

1. safflower (Carthamus tinctorius)

Maguindanao

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit कुसुम्भ (kusumbha).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Maguindanaon) IPA^(key): /kaˈsumba/ [kʌˈʂum.bʌ]
• Rhymes: -umba
• Syllabification: ka‧sum‧ba

Noun

kasumba

1. pink

Sundanese

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit कुसुम्भ (kusumbha). Cf. Cebuano kasubha, Tagalog kasubha, Ilocano kasumba, and Malay kesumba).

Noun

kasumba

1. (botany) safflower (Carthamus tinctorius)

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Noun

kasumba class IX (plural kasumba class X)

1. opium

   Synonym: afyuni

2. hangover (unpleasant relic left from prior events)

   kasumba ya ukoloni ― colonial hangover

Tagalog

Etymology

Early borrowing from Philippine Spanish cachumba, ultimately from Sanskrit कुसुम्भ (kusumbha). Words with a closed penultimate syllable tend to have ultimate stress on earlier stages of the language. Doublet of kasubha and katsumba.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kasumˈba/ [kɐ.sʊmˈba]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: ka‧sum‧ba

Noun

kasumbá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜐᜓᜋ᜔ᜊ)

1. Alternative form of katsumba

Further reading

• “kasumba”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018