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kembang gula
a word from vocabulary
Indonesian
by
Uri Tadmor
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Word form
kembang gula
LWT meaning(s)
the candy/sweets
Analyzability
analyzable compound
Gloss
[flower sugar]
Age
Modern [27] (1700–2007)
Register
General
Loanword Information
Borrowed status
2. probably borrowed
Comments
Direction of borrowing is not completely certain but is probably from Javanese to Indonesian.
Source words
kembang gula
'candy, hard sweet'
Sundanese
(uncertain)
kembang gula
'candy, hard sweet'
Javanese
(uncertain)
Effect
No information
Salience
No information
Contact situation
Local influences in Java [27]
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