kasumba

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Ilocano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

kasumba

  1. safflower (Carthamus tinctorius)

Maguindanao[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Ultimately from Sanskrit कुसुम्भ (kusumbha)

Noun[edit]

kasumba

  1. pink

Swahili[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Noun[edit]

kasumba (n class, plural kasumba)

  1. opium
    Synonym: afyuni
  2. hangover (unpleasant relic left from prior events)
    kasumba ya ukolonicolonial hangover