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bira

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Albanian

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Noun

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bira

  1. inflection of birë:
    1. definite nominative singular
    2. indefinite nominative/accusative plural

Barngarla

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Cognate with Yankunytjatjara piṟa.

Noun

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bira

  1. moon

Etymology 2

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Adjective

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bira

  1. plucked

References

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Basque

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /biɾa/ [bi.ɾa]
  • Rhymes: -iɾa, -a
  • Hyphenation: bi‧ra

Etymology 1

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Noun

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bira inan

  1. turn
  2. half turn
  3. tour (a journey through a list of places)
  4. (physics) revolution, rotation
Declension
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Declension of bira (inanimate, ending in -a)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive bira bira birak
ergative birak birak birek
dative birari birari birei
genitive biraren biraren biren
comitative birarekin birarekin birekin
causative birarengatik birarengatik birengatik
benefactive birarentzat birarentzat birentzat
instrumental biraz biraz birez
inessive biratan biran biretan
locative biratako birako biretako
allative biratara birara biretara
terminative birataraino biraraino biretaraino
directive biratarantz birarantz biretarantz
destinative biratarako birarako biretarako
ablative biratatik biratik biretatik
partitive birarik
prolative biratzat

Etymology 2

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Verb

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bira

  1. Third-person plural (haiek) imperative form of izan.
    Synonym: bitez
Usage notes
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Linguistically, this verb form can be seen as belonging to the reconstructed citation form edin instead of izan.

Etymology 3

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Numeral

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bira

  1. allative singular of bi

Further reading

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  • bira”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
  • bira”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Cebuano

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish virar.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: bi‧ra
  • IPA(key): /biˈɾa/ [bɪˈɾ̪a]

Verb

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birá

  1. to pull
    Synonym: bitad
  2. to beat up
    Synonym: pawo
  3. (slang) to have sex
    Synonym: iyot
  4. (slang) an affirmative response to an invite

Chichewa

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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birá class 1a (plural abirá class 2)

  1. sheep
    Synonym: nkhosa

Cimbrian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian birra, from German Bier. Doublet of bir.

Noun

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bira f

  1. (Luserna) beer

References

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Indonesian

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Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Noun

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bira (plural bira-bira)

  1. giant taro, elephant ear taro (Alocasia macrorrhizos)

Interlingua

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Interlingua Wikipedia has an article on:
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Noun

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bira (plural biras)

  1. beer

Jamamadí

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Noun

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bira

  1. (Banawá) battery (device storing electricity)

References

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Japanese

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Romanization

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bira

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ビラ

Kabuverdianu

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Etymology

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From Portuguese virar.

Verb

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bira

  1. to turn

Kapampangan

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Etymology

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Compare Kapampangan bigla, Tagalog bigla, Tausug bigla', and Karao bigla.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bɪˈɾa/ [bɪˈɾä]
  • Hyphenation: bi‧ra

Noun

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bira

  1. suprise; quick; sudden
    Synonyms: pangakirut, saguli, bilis, bigla
  2. pull or tug
    Synonyms: igutan, batak
  3. (by extension) severe beating by way of chastisement

Derived terms

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Ladino

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Etymology

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    Most likely borrowed from Arabic بِيرَة (bīra) or Hebrew בִּירָה (bíra). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

    Noun

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    bira f (Hebrew spelling בירה, plural biras)

    1. beer

    Further reading

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    • bira”, in Trezoro de la Lengua Djudeoespanyola [Treasure of the Judeo-Spanish Language] (in Ladino, Hebrew, and English), Instituto Maale Adumim

    Northern Kurdish

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    Etymology

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    From Proto-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.

    Pronunciation

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    Adjective

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    bira

    1. as a brother

    Noun

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    bira m (plural birayên)

    1. brother
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    Old High German

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    Alternative forms

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    Etymology

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    Monastic borrowing from Medieval Latin pira. The earlier Proto-West Germanic *peru would have yielded Old High German *phera.

    Noun

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    bira f

    1. pear

    Descendants

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    • Middle High German: bir, bire, pir
      • Alemannic German: Biire
      • Bavarian: Birn
      • German: Birne
      • Hunsrik: Bern
      • Luxembourgish: Bir
      • Vilamovian: biyn
      • Yiddish: באַר (bar)

    Papiamentu

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    Etymology

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    From Portuguese virar and Kabuverdianu bira.

    Verb

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    bira

    1. to turn
    2. to bend

    Portuguese

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    Etymology

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    Perhaps Borrowed from Venetan bira. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

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    Noun

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    bira f (plural biras)

    1. (South Brazil) beer
      Bora tomar uma bira lá!
      Let's have a beer over there!

    Further reading

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    • bira”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 20062025

    Rukai

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    Noun

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    bira

    1. fart sound

    Serbo-Croatian

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from Venetan bira or Italian birra.

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    Noun

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    bira f (Cyrillic spelling бира)

    1. (Chakavian) beer

    Swedish

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    Etymology

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    From German Bier through the Månsing slang.

    Noun

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    bira c

    1. (slang) a (glass, bottle, or can of) beer; brewsky.
      knäcka en bira
      crack a beer

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    Tabaru

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    Etymology

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    Probably from Austronesian; compare Proto-Sangiric *biʀas ("rice")

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    bira

    1. rice

    References

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    • Edward A. Kotynski (1988) “Tabaru phonology and morphology”, in Work Papers of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, University of North Dakota Session, volume 32, Summer Institute of Linguistics

    Tagalog

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    Etymology 1

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    Borrowed from Spanish virar (to veer).

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    Noun

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    birá (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜇ)

    1. strong or violent pull or tug
    2. severe beating by way of chastisement
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    Etymology 2

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    Borrowed from Spanish vida (life). Doublet of bida.

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    Noun

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    bira (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜇ) (endearing, obsolete)

    1. a term of endearment used for young children

    Etymology 3

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    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    birà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜇ) (obsolete)

    1. alternative form of dira

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    Ternate

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    Etymology

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    Probably from Austronesian; compare Proto-Sangiric *biʀas ("rice"). Compare to Indonesian beras.

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    Noun

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    bira (Jawi بيراة)

    1. rice (cooked or uncooked)

    References

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    • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

    Turkish

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    Etymology

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    From Ottoman Turkish بیرا, بیره (bira), from Italian birra.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): [ˈbi.ɾɑ]
    • Audio:(file)

    Noun

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    bira (definite accusative birayı, plural biralar)

    1. beer

    Usage notes

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    • The plural form is mainly used when referring to types of beer.

    Declension

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    Declension of bira
    singular plural
    nominative bira biralar
    definite accusative birayı biraları
    dative biraya biralara
    locative birada biralarda
    ablative biradan biralardan
    genitive biranın biraların

    Derived terms

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    Further reading

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    • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “bira”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN

    Venetan

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    Noun

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    bira f (plural bire)

    1. beer