Sinhalese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Sanskrit भीरु (bhīru, “fearful, timid, cowardly, afraid of”). Cognate to Dhivehi ބިރު (biru, “fright, fear, terror”)
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /bi.ri/, [bi.ri]
- Hyphenation: බි‧රි
Adjective[edit]
බිරි • (biri)
- frightful, terrific
References[edit]
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “බිරි”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 35
