periuk nasi

Malay

Etymology

From periuk (“pot”) +‎ nasi (“cooked rice”).

Noun

periuk nasi (plural periuk-periuk nasi, informal 1st possessive periuk nasiku, 2nd possessive periuk nasimu, 3rd possessive periuk nasinya)

1. rice cooker
2. (idiomatic) source of income, breadwinner

   Periuk nasi nelayan terjejas akibat kerja-kerja penambakan.

   The fishermen's source of income are affected due to land reclamation work.

References

• “periuk nasi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.