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bihira

Bikol Central edit

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: bi‧hi‧ra
  • IPA(key): /biˈhiɾaʔ/, [biˈhi.ɾaʔ]

Adjective edit

bihira

  1. rare; infrequent; uncommon
    Synonym: pisan
    Antonym: komun

Adverb edit

bihira

  1. seldom; rarely; infrequently
    Synonym: pisan
    Antonyms: pirme, danay

Derived terms edit

Kapampangan edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Tagalog bihira.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /bɪˈhiɾəʔ/, [bɪˈjiː.ɾəʔ]
  • Hyphenation: bi‧hi‧ra

Adjective edit

bihírâ

  1. rare

Sambali edit

Adjective edit

bihira

  1. rarely; seldom

Tagalog edit

Etymology edit

Possibly from Sanskrit भेद (bhedá, “contrast, distinction, difference”). Compare Kapampangan bihira, Sambali bihira, Bikol Central bihira, Indonesian beda, Javanese ꦧꦺꦢ (béda) and Malay beza.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /biˈhiɾaʔ/, [bɪˈhi.ɾɐʔ]
  • Hyphenation: bi‧hi‧ra

Adjective edit

bihirà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜑᜒᜇ)

  1. scarce; rare; unique
    Synonyms: madalang, kakaiba, uniko, ekstraordinaryo

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • → Kapampangan: bihira

Adverb edit

bihirà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜑᜒᜇ)

  1. hardly; rarely; seldom
    Synonym: madalang

Noun edit

bihirà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜑᜒᜇ)

  1. (obsolete) act of differentiating something from one another
    Synonyms: iba, pag-iba, pag-iba-iba

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

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