biri-biri
See also: biribiri
Balinese
Etymology
From Malay biri-biri.
Noun
biri-biri
- sheep (animal)
Dairi Batak
Etymology
From Malay biri-biri.
Noun
biri-biri
- sheep (animal)
Indonesian
Alternative forms
- biri2 (text messaging, pre-1972)
Etymology
From Malay biri-biri, biri2, from Classical Malay بيري٢ (biri-biri), بيري٢ (biri2), from Hindi भेड़ (bheṛ), from Sauraseni Prakrit, from Sanskrit भेड्र (bheḍra).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbi.ri ˈbi.ri]
- Hyphenation: bi‧ri‧bi‧ri
Noun
biri-biri (plural banyak biri-biri, first-person possessive biri-biriku, second-person possessive biri-birimu, third-person possessive biri-birinya)
- sheep (animal)
- Synonym: domba
Further reading
- “biri-biri” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Karo Batak
Etymology
From Malay biri-biri.
Noun
biri-biri
- sheep (animal)
Makasar
Etymology
From Malay biri-biri.
Noun
biri-biri
- sheep (animal)
Malay
Alternative forms
- bebiri
- kambing biri-biri
- kambing bebiri
Etymology
Unknown, probably related to Persian بره (barre, “lamb”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *urh₁en- (“ram, lamb”).(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /biri biri/
- Rhymes: -iri, -ri, -i
Noun
biri-biri
- sheep (animal)
Descendants
- Indonesian: biri-biri
- → Acehnese: bubiri (via bebiri)
- → Balinese: biri-biri
- → Dairi Batak: biri-biri
- → Karo Batak: biri-biri
- → Maguindanao: bili-bili
- → Makasar: biri-biri
- → Maranao: bili-bili
- → Nias: biri-biri
- → Simeulue: biri-biri
Nias
Etymology
From Malay biri-biri.
Noun
biri-biri
- sheep (animal)
Simeulue
Etymology
From Malay biri-biri.
Noun
biri-biri
- sheep (animal)