berus

See also: bērus

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay berus, from English brush.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈrʊs/
• Hyphenation: bê‧rus
• Rhymes: -rʊs, -ʊs, -s

Noun

bêrus (plural berus-berus, first-person possessive berusku, second-person possessive berusmu, third-person possessive berusnya)

1. (archaic) synonym of kuas (“brush”)

Further reading

• “berus” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Latin

Adjective

bērus (feminine bēra, neuter bērum); first/second-declension adjective

1. Misspelling of vērus.

References

• berus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Malay

Etymology

From English brush.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -us

Noun

berus (Jawi spelling بروس)

1. brush