බිරි

Sinhalese

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit भीरु (bhīru, “fearful, timid, cowardly, afraid of”). Cognate to Dhivehi ބިރު (biru, “fright, fear, terror”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi.ri/, [bi.ri]
• Hyphenation: බි‧රි

Adjective

බිරි • (biri)

1. frightful, terrific

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “බිරි”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 35