pestle in Malay
perosak
/ˈpɛsəl/
pestle in Malay: perosak, alu, pengentak. In English, pestle means a club-shaped, round-headed stick used in a mortar to pound, crush, rub or grind things.
Malay words for pestle
- instrument used with a mortar to grind things
- perosak, alu, pengentak
English meaning of pestle
- noun A club-shaped, round-headed stick used in a mortar to pound, crush, rub or grind things.
- noun A constable's or bailiff's staff; so called from its shape.
- noun The leg and leg bone of an animal, especially of a pig.
- verb To pound, crush, rub or grind, as in a mortar with a pestle.
pestle in other languages
- pestle in Hindi
- pestle in Tamil
- pestle in Marathi
- pestle in Urdu
- pestle in Bengali
- pestle in Telugu
- pestle in Malayalam
- pestle in Kannada
- pestle in Punjabi
- pestle in Gujarati
- pestle in Odia
- pestle in Sanskrit
- pestle in Tagalog
- pestle in Arabic
- pestle in Indonesian
- pestle in Persian
- pestle in Thai
- pestle in Vietnamese
- pestle in Myanmar
Questions about pestle in Malay
- What is the meaning of pestle in Malay?
- Pestle in Malay is perosak, alu, pengentak.
- Apakah maksud pestle dalam bahasa Melayu?
- Pestle: perosak, alu, pengentak.
- What does pestle mean in English?
- Pestle means a club-shaped, round-headed stick used in a mortar to pound, crush, rub or grind things.
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