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biri-biri

See also: biribiri

Balinese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Malay biri-biri.

Noun

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biri-biri (Balinese script ᬩᬶᬭᬶᬩᬶᬭᬶ)

  1. sheep (animal)

Further reading

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  • “biri-biri”, in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia] (in Balinese), Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].

Dairi Batak

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Etymology

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From Malay biri-biri.

Noun

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biri-biri

  1. sheep (animal)

Indonesian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˌbiri ˈbiri/ [ˌbi.ri ˈbi.ri]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -iri
  • Syllabification: bi‧ri-bi‧ri

Noun

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biri-biri (plural biri-biri)

  1. (uncommon or literary) synonym of domba (“sheep”)

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Karo Batak

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Etymology

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From Malay biri-biri.

Noun

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biri-biri

  1. sheep (animal)

Malay

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Reduplication of biri. Further etymology uncertain,

Pronunciation

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Noun

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biri-biri

  1. sheep (animal)

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Tom G. Hoogervorst (19 January 2023), “Lexical Influence from South Asia”, in Marian Klamer, Francesca Moro, editors, Traces of Contact in the Lexicon‎[1], BRILL, →DOI, →ISBN, page 32

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Nias

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Etymology

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From Malay biri-biri.

Noun

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biri-biri

  1. sheep (animal)

Simeulue

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Etymology

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From Malay biri-biri.

Noun

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biri-biri

  1. sheep (animal)
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