"bunga api" meaning in Malay

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Noun

IPA: [bu.ŋə ʔa.pi] (note: schwa-variety), [bu.ŋa ʔa.pi] (note: /a/-variety) Forms: بوڠا اڤي [Jawi], bunga-bunga api [plural], bunga² api [plural]
Etymology: Compound of bunga (“flower”) + api (“fire”). There are two theories as to where this term originated: * Calque from Chinese 火花 (huǒhuā, “spark”, literally “fire + flower”), or calque from Japanese 火花(ひばな) (hibana, “spark”, literally “fire + flower”). * Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa ni hapuy. Compare Tetum ahi funan (“spark”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Compound}} Compound, {{com+|ms|bunga|api|t1=flower|t2=fire}} Compound of bunga (“flower”) + api (“fire”), {{calque|ms|zh|-}} Calque from Chinese, {{zh-l|火花|spark|lit=fire + flower}} 火花 (huǒhuā, “spark”, literally “fire + flower”), {{calque|ms|ja|-|nocap=1}} calque from Japanese, {{ja-r|火花|ひばな|lit=fire + flower|t=spark}} 火花(ひばな) (hibana, “spark”, literally “fire + flower”), {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ms|poz-pro|*buŋa ni hapuy|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa ni hapuy, {{inh+|ms|poz-pro|*buŋa ni hapuy}} Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa ni hapuy, {{cog|tet|ahi funan|t=spark}} Tetum ahi funan (“spark”), {{ref|<span class="cited-source">“bunga api”, in <cite>Kamus Etimologi Bahasa Melayu Dewan</cite> [<cite><span class="e-translation">Institute Malay Etymology Dictionary</cite>] (in Malay), number 1, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2024, <small>→ISBN</small>, page 149</span></span>|name=Malay}} Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=بوڠا اڤي}} bunga api (Jawi spelling بوڠا اڤي, plural bunga-bunga api or bunga² api)
  1. A spark.
    Sense id: en-bunga_api-ms-noun-Ka6m971C Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [bu.ŋə ʔa.pi] (note: schwa-variety), [bu.ŋa ʔa.pi] (note: /a/-variety) Forms: بوڠا اڤي [Jawi], bunga-bunga api [plural], bunga² api [plural]
Etymology: Compound of bunga (“flower”) + api (“fire”), literally “fire flower”. There are two theories as to where this term originated: * Calque from Chinese 花火 (“fireworks”, literally “flower fire”), or calque from Japanese 花火(はなび) (hanabi, “fireworks”, literally “flower fire”). * Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa ni hapuy. Compare Tetum ahi funan (“spark”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Compound}} Compound, {{com+|ms|bunga|api|lit=fire flower|t1=flower|t2=fire}} Compound of bunga (“flower”) + api (“fire”), literally “fire flower”, {{calque|ms|zh|-}} Calque from Chinese, {{zh-l|花火|gloss=fireworks|lit=flower fire}} 花火 (“fireworks”, literally “flower fire”), {{calque|ms|ja|-|nocap=1}} calque from Japanese, {{ja-r|花火|はなび|lit=flower fire|t=fireworks}} 花火(はなび) (hanabi, “fireworks”, literally “flower fire”), {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ms|poz-pro|*buŋa ni hapuy|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa ni hapuy, {{inh+|ms|poz-pro|*buŋa ni hapuy}} Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa ni hapuy, {{cog|tet|ahi funan|t=spark}} Tetum ahi funan (“spark”), {{ref|name=Malay}} Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=بوڠا اڤي}} bunga api (Jawi spelling بوڠا اڤي, plural bunga-bunga api or bunga² api)
  1. A firework. Synonyms: kembang api
    Sense id: en-bunga_api-ms-noun-SioVuQPB Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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  "etymology_text": "Compound of bunga (“flower”) + api (“fire”), literally “fire flower”.\nThere are two theories as to where this term originated:\n* Calque from Chinese 花火 (“fireworks”, literally “flower fire”), or calque from Japanese 花火(はなび) (hanabi, “fireworks”, literally “flower fire”).\n* Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa ni hapuy. Compare Tetum ahi funan (“spark”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "بوڠا اڤي",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bunga-bunga api",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bunga² api",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "بوڠا اڤي"
      },
      "expansion": "bunga api (Jawi spelling بوڠا اڤي, plural bunga-bunga api or bunga² api)",
      "name": "ms-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A firework."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "firework",
          "firework"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "kembang api"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[bu.ŋə ʔa.pi]",
      "note": "schwa-variety"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bu.ŋa ʔa.pi]",
      "note": "/a/-variety"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Comparison of Standard Malay and Indonesian",
    "False friend"
  ],
  "word": "bunga api"
}

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