birah
Malay edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayic *birah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *biʀaq, from Proto-Austronesian *biʀaq (“wild taro, elephant's ear or itching taro”).
Noun edit
birah (Jawi spelling بيره, plural birah-birah, informal 1st possessive birahku, 2nd possessive birahmu, 3rd possessive birahnya)
- Alocasia spp., especially Alocasia macrorrhizos
- Limahlania crenulata, a species of flowering plant
Derived terms edit
Affixed terms and other derivations
Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
- birah air (“Aglaonema marantifolium”)
- birah hitam (“Alocasia longiloba”)
- birah kecil (“Typhonium roxburghii”)
- birah keladi (“Colocasia esculenta”)
Descendants edit
- Indonesian: birah
Adjective edit
birah (Jawi spelling بيره)
Derived terms edit
Affixed terms and other derivations
Further reading edit
- “birah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.