bertih
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *bAr(ə)tiq, possible loan from Austroasiatic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bə(r)tih/
- Rhymes: -tih, -ih, -teh, -eh
Noun
bertih (Jawi spelling برتيه, plural bertih-bertih, informal 1st possessive bertihku, impolite 2nd possessive bertihmu, 3rd possessive bertihnya)
- parched rice
- rice roasted in the husk
References
- Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *baRetiq
Further reading
- “bertih” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.