kasumba

Ilocano

Etymology

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

Noun

kasumba

1. safflower (Carthamus tinctorius)

Maguindanao

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit कुसुम्भ (kusumbha)

Noun

kasumba

1. pink

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Noun

kasumba (n class, plural kasumba)

1. opium

   Synonym: afyuni

2. hangover (unpleasant relic left from prior events)

   kasumba ya ukoloni ― colonial hangover