biri-biri

See also: biribiri

Balinese

Etymology

From Malay biri-biri.

Noun

biri-biri

1. sheep (animal)

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Dairi Batak

Etymology

From Malay biri-biri.

Noun

biri-biri

1. sheep (animal)

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay biri-biri, probably related to Persian بره (barre, “lamb”), from Proto-Iranian *varn-aka-, from Proto-Indo-European *urh₁en- (“ram”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbi.ri ˈbi.ri]
• Hyphenation: bi‧ri‧bi‧ri

Noun

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

1. sheep (animal)

   Synonym: domba

Further reading

• “biri-biri” 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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Karo Batak

Etymology

From Malay biri-biri.

Noun

biri-biri

1. sheep (animal)

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Makasar

Etymology

From Malay biri-biri.

Noun

biri-biri

1. sheep (animal)

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Malay

Alternative forms

• bebiri
• kambing biri-biri
• kambing bebiri

Etymology

Unknown, probably related to Persian بره (barre, “lamb”), from Proto-Iranian *varn-aka-, from Proto-Indo-European *urh₁en- (“ram”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biri biri/
• Rhymes: -iri, -ri, -i

Noun

biri-biri

1. sheep (animal)

Descendants

• → Indonesian: biri-biri
• → Acehnese: bubiri (via bebiri)
• → Balinese: biri-biri
• → Dairi Batak: biri-biri
• → Karo Batak: biri-biri
• → Maguindanao: bili-bili
• → Makasar: biri-biri
• → Maranao: bili-bili
• → Nias: biri-biri
• → Simeulue: biri-biri

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Nias

Etymology

From Malay biri-biri.

Noun

biri-biri

1. sheep (animal)

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Simeulue

Etymology

From Malay biri-biri.

Noun

biri-biri

1. sheep (animal)