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.

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