biri

See also: Biri

Azerbaijani

Noun

biri

1. accusative singular of bir
2. third-person singular possessive of bir

Pronoun

biri

1. someone
2. (with ablative) one (of)

   bizdən biri ― one of us

Basque

Numeral

biri

1. dative indefinite of bi

Gamilaraay

Etymology

From Proto-Central New South Wales *birriŋ, cognate with Wiradhuri birring and Ngiyambaa pirri.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biɻi/

Noun

biri

1. chest

References

• Dhiirrala Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Language Program St Joseph School Po Box 125 Walgett NSW 2368 Australia
• (2003) Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Yuwaalayaay Dictionary
• (2015) Ma Gamilaraay
• (2016) Gamilaraay Garay yaadhagu
• (2014) Giacon J Thesis Grammar YG
• (2017) Giacon J Garay Guwaala 1
• (2017) Giacon J Gamilaraay-Yuwaalaraay Dictionary Supplement

Ido

Noun

biri

1. plural of biro

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay biri.

Noun

biri (first-person possessive biriku, second-person possessive birimu, third-person possessive birinya)

1. sheep

Malay

Noun

biri (Jawi spelling بيري‎, plural biri-biri, informal 1st possessive biriku, 2nd possessive birimu, 3rd possessive birinya)

1. sheep

Old Irish

Verb

biri

1. second-person singular present indicative absolute of beirid

Sardinian

Alternative forms

• bìdere, bìere, vidé, vìdere

Etymology

From Latin vidēre, present active infinitive of videō. Compare Catalan veure.

Verb

biri

1. (Campidanese) to see

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch bier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbi.ri/

Noun

biri

1. beer
   • c. 1955, Eddy Vervuurt (lyrics and music), “Lied [Parbo-Mambo]”‎^[1]performed by Orkest Eddy Vervuurt and Big Jones:

     Now di Sranan e meki en biri / ala tra biri kan tan tiri

     Now that Suriname is making its own beer / all other beers can keep quiet

Descendants

• Aukan: bii
• Saramaccan: bíi
• → Galibi Carib: biri

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bi‧ri
• IPA^(key): /biˈɾi/, [bɪˈɾi]

Noun

birí

1. safflower

   Synonyms: kasubha, kasumba

Ternate

Etymology

From N- (transitivizer) +‎ firi (“to make way”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbi.ɾi]

Verb

biri

1. (transitive) to take along, to bring along

Conjugation

Conjugation of biri
	Singular	Plural
	Inclusive	Exclusive
1st	tobiri	fobiri	mibiri
2nd	nobiri	nibiri
3rd	Masculine	obiri	ibiri, yobiri†
Feminine	mobiri
Neuter	ibiri
† - archaic

References

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

Tooro

Tooro numbers ^(edit)

	20[a], [b]
[a], [b] ←  1	2	3  → [a], [b]
Cardinal: -biri, (in abstract counting) ibiri     Ordinal: -a kabiri     Adverbial: kabiri, enyakabiri, emirundi ebiri     Fractional: ekicweka

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bɪ̀dɪ́. Cognate with Kikuyu ĩrĩ and Zulu bilí.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /βíɾi/

Numeral

-biri

1. two

Declension

Inflected forms of -biri (plural only)

Noun class	indefinite	definite
2	babiri	ababiri
4	ebiri	ebiri
6	abiri	abiri
8	bibiri	ebibiri
10	ibiri	ibiri
13	tubiri	otubiri
14	bubiri	obubiri
16	habiri	ahabiri
Adverbial form
kabiri

Turkish

Noun

biri

1. accusative singular of bir
2. third-person singular possessive of bir

Pronoun

biri

1. someone

Zarma

Noun

biri

1. bone