periuk api

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of periuk +‎ api, inherited from Malay periuk api.

Noun

periuk api (plural periuk-periuk api)

1. (rare) landmine

   Synonym: ranjau darat

Further reading

• “periuk api”, 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

Malay

Malay Wikipedia has an article on:

periuk api

Wikipedia ^ms

Etymology

Compound of periuk (“pot”) +‎ api (“fire”). Literally, “fire pot”.

Pronunciation

• (Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /pəˌrjuk ˈapi/ [pəˌrjuʔ ˈa.pi]
• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˌpə(r)rjok ˈape/ [ˌpə(r).rjoʔ ˈa.pe]
• Rhymes: -api
• Hyphenation: pe‧ri‧uk‧a‧pi

Noun

periuk api (Jawi spelling ڤريوق اڤي, plural periuk-periuk api or periuk² api)

1. (military) landmine.

   Synonym: ranjau darat (chiefly Indonesian)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: periuk api (inherited)

Further reading

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