berus

See also: bērus and Berus

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay berus, from English brush.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

bêrus (plural berus-berus)

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

Further reading

• “berus”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of 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, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from English brush.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bə.ros]
• Rhymes: -ros, -os
• Hyphenation: be‧rus

Noun

berus (Jawi spelling بروس)

1. A brush.

Affixations

• berberus
• pemberus
• pemberusan

Compounds

• berus gigi
• berus rambut

Descendants

• Indonesian: berus

Verb

berus (Jawi spelling بروس, formal active memberus, 3rd person passive diberus)

1. (transitive) To brush.

Further reading

• "berus" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017