berus gigi
Malay
Etymology
Compound of berus (“brush”) + gigi (“tooth”), calque of English toothbrush.
Noun
berus gigi (Jawi spelling بروس ݢيݢي, plural berus-berus gigi or berus2 gigi)
- A toothbrush.
Further reading
- "berus gigi" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017