pari gergaji

Malay

Etymology

From pari (“ray”) +‎ gergaji (“saw”).

Noun

pari gergaji (plural pari-pari gergaji or pari2 gergaji)

  1. sawfish (fish of the family Pristidae)
    Synonyms: yu gergaji, yu berui, yu parang

Further reading

Wilkinson, Richard James. An Abridged Malay-English Dictionary. Macmillan. 1965.

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