pembasuh mulut
Indonesian
Etymology
From pembasuh (“washer”) + mulut (“mouth”). Literally, “mouth washer”.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /pəmˌbasuh ˈmulut/ [pəmˌba.sʊh ˈmu.lʊt̪̚]
- Rhymes: -ulut
- Syllabification: pem‧ba‧suh mu‧lut
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pəmˌba.suh ˈmu.lut/, [pəmˌba.sʊh ˈmu.lʊt̪̚]
Noun
pêmbasuh mulut (plural pembasuh-pembasuh mulut)
- (chiefly formal) synonym of pencuci mulut (“dessert”)
Malay
Etymology
From pembasuh (“washer”) + mulut (“mouth”). Literally, “mouth washer”.
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /pəmˌbasoh ˈmulot/ [pəmˌba.soh ˈmu.lot̪̚]
- Rhymes: -ulot
- (Baku) IPA(key): /pəmˌbasuh ˈmulut/ [pəmˌba.suh ˈmu.lut̪̚]
- Rhymes: -ulut
- Hyphenation: pem‧ba‧suh mu‧lut
Noun
pembasuh mulut (Jawi spelling ڤمباسوه مولوت, plural pembasuh-pembasuh mulut)
- (uncommon) dessert (sweet confection served as the last course of a meal)
- Synonym: pencuci mulut
Further reading
- “pembasuh mulut”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017