biri-biri

See also: biribiri

Balinese

Romanization

biri-biri

1. Romanization of ᬩᬶᬭᬶᬩᬶᬭᬶ

Dairi Batak

Etymology

From Malay biri-biri.

Noun

biri-biri

1. sheep (animal)

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• biri (rare)

Etymology

From Malay biri-biri. See there for further etymology.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˌbiri ˈbiri/ [ˌbi.ri ˈbi.ri]

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• Rhymes: -iri
• Syllabification: bi‧ri-bi‧ri

Noun

biri-biri (plurale tantum)

1. (chiefly chiefly dialectal or literary) Synonym of domba (“sheep”)

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.

Karo Batak

Etymology

From Malay biri-biri.

Noun

biri-biri

1. sheep (animal)

Makasar

Etymology

From Malay biri-biri.

Noun

biri-biri

1. sheep (animal)

Malay

Alternative forms

• bebiri
• kambing biri-biri
• kambing bebiri

Etymology

Unknown,

• probably from New Prakrit bheṛī (“sheep”), from Sanskrit भेड्र (bheḍra, “ram”).
• probably related to Persian بره (barre, “lamb”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *urh₁en- (“ram, lamb”).

(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: ᬩᬶᬭᬶᬩᬶᬭᬶ (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

Nias

Etymology

From Malay biri-biri.

Noun

biri-biri

1. sheep (animal)

Simeulue

Etymology

From Malay biri-biri.

Noun

biri-biri

1. sheep (animal)