mesin basuh
Malay
Etymology
Compound of mesin (“machine”) + basuh (“to wash”). Calque of English washing machine.
Pronunciation
- (schwa-variety) IPA(key): /ˌmesen ˈbasoh/ [ˌme.sem ˈba.soh]
- Rhymes: -asoh, -soh, -oh
- (Baku) IPA(key): /ˌmesin ˈbasuh/ [ˌme.sim ˈba.suh]
- Rhymes: -asuh, -suh, -uh
- Hyphenation: me‧sin ba‧suh
Noun
mésin basuh (Jawi spelling ميسين باسوه, plural mesin-mesin basuh or mesin2 basuh)
- washing machine
- Synonym: mesin cuci (Indonesia)
Further reading
- "mesin basuh" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017