pancuran

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of pancur +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Baku) IPA(key): /panˈt͡ʃuran/ [paɲˈt͡ʃu.ran]
  • Rhymes: -uran, -ran, -an
  • Hyphenation: pan‧cu‧ran

Noun

pancuran (Jawi spelling ڤنچورن, plural pancuran-pancuran or pancuran2)

  1. Gushing water coming out of an opening.
  2. Any device that shoot spurts of water; i.e. a bidet, faucet, shower.
  3. Channel through which water flows.
    1. An eavestrough, gutter.[1][2]

Derived terms

Compounds

References

  1. ^ W. G. Shellabear (1902), “Pan'chu-ran”, in Malay-English Vocabulary (in English), Singapore: American Mission Press, page 85
  2. ^ Von de Wall, H. (1880), “pancuran”, in Maleisch-Nederlandsch woordenboek [Malay-Dutch dictionary] (in Dutch), volume II, Batavia: Landsdrukkerij, page 438

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