biring

biring

See also: Biring

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbi.rɪŋ/
  • Rhymes: -rɪŋ
  • Hyphenation: bi‧ring

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay biring.

Noun

biring (plural biring-biring)

  1. (Malay) skin disease in the form of spots and causes itching
  2. (Gayo) boils that appear in the armpit
Derived terms
  • biring peluh

Etymology 2

Inherited from Malay biring, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *biʀiŋ (dark hue, possibly dark red).

Noun

biring (plural biring-biring)

  1. brownish orange
    biring:  
  2. brownish yellow
    biring:  
  3. reddish gold
    biring:  

Adjective

biring (comparative lebih biring, superlative paling biring)

  1. of such colour

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Javanese ꦧꦶꦫꦶꦁ (biring).

Adjective

biring (comparative lebih biring, superlative paling biring)

  1. wobble (about kite)

Etymology 4

Derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *biriŋ (side; edge).

Noun

biring (plural biring-biring)

  1. the edge of the skin (on turtles or turtles)

Further reading

Makasar

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-South Sulawesi *biriŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *biriŋ (side; edge).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbiriŋ/, [ˈɓĩ.rĩŋ]
  • Hyphenation: bi‧ring

Noun

biring (Lontara spelling ᨅᨗᨑᨗ)

  1. an edge; a border; a rim; a margin
    Birinna langikaThe edge of the sky (the horizon).

Derived terms

compounds

Further reading

  • Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek [Makasar-Dutch dictionary], 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Biri +‎ -ing.

Noun

biring m (definite singular biringen, indefinite plural biringar, definite plural biringane)

  1. a person from Biri, Oppland

Etymology 2

From bi- +‎ ring.

Adjective

biring (neuter biringt, definite singular and plural biringe)

  1. (dialectal, Rogaland) very sour, bad