periuk nasi
Malay
Etymology
From periuk (“pot”) + nasi (“cooked rice”).
Noun
periuk nasi (plural periuk-periuk nasi, informal 1st possessive periuk nasiku, 2nd possessive periuk nasimu, 3rd possessive periuk nasinya)
- rice cooker
- (idiomatic) source of income
- Periuk nasi nelayan terjejas akibat kerja-kerja penambakan.
- The fishermen's source of income are affected due to land reclamation work.
References
- “periuk nasi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.