Names of Flowers Related to Things
There are many names of flowers in Bahasa Malaysia that mean "things" The texture of bunga kertas suits its name – paper. One of my cherished childhood memories is admiring the luxuriant growth of puang tawang on my next door neighbour’s fence. Puang seems to be the old spelling for puan, a kind of artificial flower and tawang means gold chain. That explains why I am so attracted to the “gold-chain flower”. As for the flower known as duranta in Malaysia, I prefer its Indonesian name – penitian because its tiny flower is indeed the size of a pin.
Butang, “Button flower”
Jarum-jarum or “Needles”, Also Pecah Periuk or “Broken pot”
Kertas, “Paper flower”
Penitian, “Pin flower”
Puang Tawang , “Gold-chain flower”
Sikat Botol, “Bottle-brush”
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