bira

See also: bîra, bira-, and bïra

Barngarla

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiɹa/

Etymology 1

Cognate with Yankunytjatjara piṟa.

Noun

bira

1. moon

Etymology 2

Adjective

bira

1. plucked

References

• Zuckermann, Ghil‘ad (2019). Barngarlidhi Manoo (Speaking Barngarla Together) (Barngarla Alphabet & Picture Book). p.13,44.
  Part 1 Part 2
• Zuckermann, Ghil‘ad and Clamor Wilhelm Schürmann (2018). Online Barngarla Dictionary.
• Zuckermann, Ghil‘ad (2016). Barngarla Aboriginal Language Dictionary App.
  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.regenr8.dictionary.barngarla
  https://apps.apple.com/au/app/barngarla/id1424856161

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Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biɾa/, [bi.ɾa]

Etymology 1

Noun

bira inan

1. turn
2. half turn
3. tour (a journey through a list of places)
4. (physics) revolution, rotation

Declension

Declension of bira (inanimate, ending in -a)
	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	bira	bira	birak
ergative	birak	birak	birek
dative	birari	birari	birei
genitive	biraren	biraren	biren
comitative	birarekin	birarekin	birekin
causative	birarengatik	birarengatik	birengatik
benefactive	birarentzat	birarentzat	birentzat
instrumental	biraz	biraz	birez
inessive	biratan	biran	biretan
locative	biratako	birako	biretako
allative	biratara	birara	biretara
terminative	birataraino	biraraino	biretaraino
directive	biratarantz	birarantz	biretarantz
destinative	biratarako	birarako	biretarako
ablative	biratatik	biratik	biretatik
partitive	birarik	—	—
prolative	biratzat	—	—

Etymology 2

Numeral

bira

1. allative singular of bi

Further reading

• "bira" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
• “bira” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus

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Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish virar.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bi‧ra
• IPA^(key): /biˈɾa/, [bɪˈɾ̪a]

Verb

birá

1. to pull

   Synonym: bitad

2. to beat up

   Synonym: pawo

3. (slang) to have sex

   Synonym: iyot

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Chichewa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɓi.ɽá/

Noun

birá class 1a (plural abirá class 2)

1. sheep

   Synonym: nkhosa

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Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• biira (Sette Comuni)

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian birra, from German Bier. Doublet of bir.

Noun

bira f

1. (Luserna) beer

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

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Indonesian

Noun

bira (first-person possessive biraku, second-person possessive biramu, third-person possessive biranya)

1. giant taro, elephant ear taro (Alocasia macrorrhizos)

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Interlingua

Noun

bira (plural biras)

1. beer

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Jamamadí

Noun

bira

1. (Banawá) battery (device storing electricity)

References

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

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Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese virar.

Verb

bira

1. to turn

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Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑː

Adjective

bira

1. as a brother

Noun

bira ? (plural birayên)

1. brother

Related terms

• birader

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Old High German

Alternative forms

• pira

Etymology

Borrowed from Vulgar Latin pira, the plural of Latin pirum n (“pear”).

Noun

bira f

1. pear

Descendants

• Middle High German: bir, bire, pir
  • Alemannic German: Biire
  • German: Birne
    • → Estonian: pirn
  • Luxembourgish: Bir
  • Vilamovian: biyn
  • Yiddish: באַר‎ (bar)

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Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese virar and Kabuverdianu bira.

Verb

bira

1. to turn
2. to bend

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Portuguese

Etymology

Perhaps borrowed from Venetian bira.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbi.ɾɐ/

Noun

bira f (plural biras)

1. (South Brazil) beer

   Bora tomar uma bira lá!

   Let's take a beer (drink) there!

Further reading

• "Bira" on Dicionário Informal

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Rukai

Noun

bira

1. fart sound

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Venetian bira or Italian birra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bîra/

Noun

bira f (Cyrillic spelling бира)

1. (Chakavian) beer

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Swedish

Etymology

From German Bier.

Noun

bira c

1. (slang) a (glass, bottle, or can of) beer; brewsky.

Declension

Declension of bira
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	bira	biran	biror	birorna
Genitive	biras	birans	birors	birornas

Synonyms

• bir
• bärs
• pilsner

Derived terms

• tåbira

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Tabaru

Etymology

Probably from Austronesian; compare Proto-Sangiric *biʀas ("rice")

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbi.ɾa/

Noun

bira

1. rice

References

• Edward A. Kotynski (1988), “Tabaru phonology and morphology”, in Work Papers of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, University of North Dakota Session, volume 32, Summer Institute of Linguistics

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Ternate

Etymology

Probably from Austronesian; compare Proto-Sangiric *biʀas ("rice"). Compare to Indonesian beras.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbi.ɾa]

Noun

bira (Jawi بيراة‎)

1. rice (cooked or uncooked)

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

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Turkish

Etymology

From Italian birra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbi.ɾɑ]

Noun

bira (definite accusative birayı, plural biralar)

1. beer

Usage notes

• The plural form is mainly used when referring to types of beer.

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	bira
Definite accusative	birayı
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	bira	biralar
Definite accusative	birayı	biraları
Dative	biraya	biralara
Locative	birada	biralarda
Ablative	biradan	biralardan
Genitive	biranın	biraların

Derived terms

• birahane

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Venetian

Noun

bira f (plural bire)

1. beer