kesturi

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay kesturi, from Sanskrit कस्तूरी (kastūrī, “musk”). Doublet of kasturi, kesturi, and seturi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəs.ˈtu.ri/
• Rhymes: -ri
• Hyphenation: kês‧tu‧ri

Noun

kesturi (plural kesturi-kesturi, first-person possessive kesturiku, second-person possessive kesturimu, third-person possessive kesturinya)

1. musk
2. a plant that gives off a fragrant smell
3. a soft, paste-like substance, obtained from the horns of bulls or buffaloes

Alternative forms

• seturi

Noun

kesturi (plural kesturi-kesturi, first-person possessive kesturiku, second-person possessive kesturimu, third-person possessive kesturinya)

1. (zoology) blue-crowned hanging parrot (Loriculus galgulus).

   Synonym: serindit

Further reading

• “kesturi” 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.