biak

See also: Biak

Iban

Adjective

biak

1. young

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbiak/ [ˈbi.ak̚]
• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: bi‧ak
• Homophone: Biak

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay biak.

Verb

biak (active membiak, imperative biak, emphatic-jussive biaklah)

1. to flourish, to increase, to multiply.
2. to proliferate.
3. to grow

   Synonym: tumbuh

4. to develop

   Synonym: kembang

Derived terms

• berbiak
• biakan
• membiak
• membiakkan
• pembiak
• pembiakan

• biak dara

Etymology 2

Inherited from Malay biak (“muddy”), from Minangkabau biak (“wet”).

Adjective

biak (comparative lebih biak, superlative paling biak)

1. (dialectal) wet

   Synonym: basah

Derived terms

• membiaki

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Gayo [Term?].

Noun

biak (plural biak-biak)

1. (dialectal) a term of address for a close friend who is considered a sibling [since 2017]

Further reading

• “biak”, 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

Negeri Sembilan Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Minangkabau biak (“wet”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bijaʔ/ [bi.jaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Hyphenation: bi‧ak

Adjective

biak

1. muddy: Covered or splashed with, or full of, mud (“wet soil”).

   Hati-hati ado jalan bobiak kek situ. ― Be careful, there's a muddy path there.

Descendants

• → Malay: biak

Sarawak Malay

Alternative forms

• miak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi.ak̚/

Etymology 1

From Iban biak.

Adjective

biak

1. young

   Synonym: mudak

   Antonym: tua

   Adik kamek biak limak taun.

   My younger sibling is younger by 5 years.

Etymology 2

Clipping of nembiak, from Iban nembiak.

Noun

biak

1. child; children

   Biak ya mala jak kaco aku.

   That child is always annoying me.

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /biˈʔak/ [bɪˈʔak̚]
• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: bi‧ak

Adjective

biák (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜀᜃ᜔)

1. alternative form of biyak

Noun

biák (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜀᜃ᜔)

1. alternative form of biyak

Anagrams

• bika