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)

1. rice cooker
2. (idiomatic) source of income, daily bread

   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.