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pasu.

container

4 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpasu/Standard-Indonesian[ˈpa.su]Standard-Indonesian

  1. container

  2. rice measure

Where this word comes from

From Malay pasu (“vase; pot”), from Portuguese vaso (“vase; container”), from Old Galician-Portuguese vaso, from Latin vāsum (“vessel; vase”). Doublet of vas. * The sense of rice measure is a semantic loan from Lawangan [Term?], most likely as loanword from Malay pasu above.

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