katsumba

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Philippine Spanish cachumba, ultimately from Sanskrit कुसुम्भ (kusumbha). Doublet of kasubha and kasumba.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kaˈt͡ʃumba/ [kɐtˈt͡ʃum.bɐ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /katˈsumba/ [kɐt̪ˈsum.bɐ]
  • Rhymes: -umba
  • Syllabification: kat‧sum‧ba

Noun

katsumba (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜋ᜔ᜊ)

  1. safflower (Carthamus tinctorius)
    Synonyms: kasubha, kasumba

Further reading

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