biji

See also: bijí, bijî, bǐjī, bǐjí, bǐjì, bìjī, bìjí, and bìjì

Czech

Alternative forms

• biju

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɪjɪ]
• Rhymes: -ɪjɪ
• Hyphenation: bi‧ji

Verb

biji

1. first-person singular present indicative of bít

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay biji, from Sanskrit बीज (bīja, “seed”). Doublet of bija and bijih.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbid͡ʒi/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: bi‧ji

Noun

biji

1. (botany) seed (fertilized grain)
2. point, mark

   Synonyms: nilai, ponten

3. (colloquial, slang) testicle
4. (education) score: the performance of an individual or group on an examination or test, expressed by a number, letter, or other symbol; a grade

   Synonym: skor

Derived terms

• bebijian
• berbiji
• biji-bijian
• membiji

• biji angin
• biji bekel
• biji congkak
• biji iligitim
• biji karambol
• biji kemaluan
• biji ketapang
• biji legitim
• biji makrobiotik
• biji mata
• biji mesobiotik
• biji propalegitim
• biji ratap
• biji saga
• biji salak
• biji tasbih
• biji timun

Related terms

• benih
• bibit

Classifier

biji

1. Classifier used for small objects similar to seed
2. Classifier used for many type of objects, can replace other classifiers batang, buah and butir.

Further reading

• “biji”, 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

Latvian

Verb

biji

1. (you) were; second-person singular past indicative of būt

   Kur tu biji? ― Where were you?

Lower Tanana

Etymology

From Russian мука́ (muká). Compare Koyukon boogee, from the same source.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pitʒi/

Noun

biji

1. flour

References

• Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 76

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit बीज (bīja, “seed”). Doublet of bijan, bijih, and bijirin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bidʒi], [bidʒiʔ]

• Audio (Malaysia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -i

Noun

biji (Jawi spelling بيجي, plural biji-biji or biji²)

1. seed, fertilized ovule that contain plant embryo.
2. grain, seeds from any food crop.

   biji kopi

   coffee bean

3. bumps or warts on skin.

   Synonym: ketuat

   Biji kolestrol

   milia (lit. 'cholestrol seed')

4. (colloquial, vulgar) clitoris.

   Synonym: kelentit

5. (slang) testicle.

   Synonyms: telur, batu

Classifier

biji (singular sebiji)

1. Classifier used for medium roundish objects like balls, eggs
2. Classifier used for whole fruits

   Coordinate terms: (segments like in durian, citruses etc) ulas, (for cut fruit in chunks & slices) potong

3. Classifier used for small hard round items like bullet shots, marbles etc

   Synonym: butir

Derived terms

• sebiji
• sebijik

Further reading

• "biji" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017