biara

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay biara (“monastery”), from Sanskrit विहार (vihāra, “monastery, academy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi.a.ra/
• Hyphenation: bi‧a‧ra

Noun

biara

1. monastery
2. (Christianity) monastery

Derived terms

• biarawan
• biarawati

 

Related terms

• wihara

 

Further reading

• “biara” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit विहार (vihāra).

Noun

biara (plural biara-biara, informal 1st possessive biaraku, 2nd possessive biaramu, 3rd possessive biaranya)

1. monastery