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biru

See also: bīru and bǐrú

Brunei Malay

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *biru, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)biʀaw.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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biru

  1. blue

Noun

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biru

  1. blue

Iban

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *biru, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)biʀaw.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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biru

  1. blue

Adjective

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biru

  1. blue

Indonesian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbi.ru/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ru
  • Hyphenation: bi‧ru

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Malay biru, from Proto-Malayic *biru, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)biʀaw.

Adjective

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biru

  1. blue (blue-colored)

Noun

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biru (first-person possessive biruku, second-person possessive birumu, third-person possessive birunya)

  1. blue (colour)

Derived terms

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See also

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Colors in Malay · warna-warna (layout · text)
     putih      kelabu      hitam
             merah; merah tua              jingga; perang              kuning; krem
             hijau pucuk pisang              hijau              hijau pudina; hijau gelap
             firus; hijau kebiruan              biru langit              biru
             lembayung; nila              magenta; ungu              merah jambu

Etymology 2

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Inherited from Malay biru-biru, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *biʀu. Doublet of wiru.

Noun

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biru (first-person possessive biruku, second-person possessive birumu, third-person possessive birunya)

  1. folds on the edges of clothes, cloth, and so on as decoration

Etymology 3

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Borrowed from Alune [Term?]

Noun

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biru (first-person possessive biruku, second-person possessive birumu, third-person possessive birunya)

  1. red mouth from eating areca nut

Further reading

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Iranun

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)biʀaw.

Adjective

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biru

  1. blue (blue-colored)

Noun

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biru

  1. blue (colour)

Japanese

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Romanization

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biru

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ビル

Javanese

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Etymology

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From Old Javanese biru.

Adjective

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biru (krama-ngoko biru)

  1. blue

Noun

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biru (krama ngoko biru)

  1. blue

Kavalan

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Noun

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biru

  1. charcoal
  2. embers

Makasar

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)biʀaw.

Adjective

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biru

  1. green (having green as its colour)

Noun

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biru

  1. green (colour)

Malay

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *biru, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)biʀaw.

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biru (Jawi spelling بيرو)

  1. blue (blue-colored)
    Synonyms: belau, nila, paul

Noun

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biru (Jawi spelling بيرو, plural biru-biru, informal 1st possessive biruku, 2nd possessive birumu, 3rd possessive birunya)

  1. blue (colour)

Descendants

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  • Indonesian: biru

Further reading

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Old Irish

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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biru

  1. first-person singular present indicative absolute of beirid

Mutation

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Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
biru biru
pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/ 		mbiru
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Old Javanese

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Adjective

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biru

  1. blue

Ternate

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Etymology

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From Classical Malay بيرو (biru).

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Noun

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biru

  1. blue

References

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  • Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890) Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate, E.J. Brill
  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

West Coast Bajau

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)biʀaw.

Adjective

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biru

  1. blue (blue-colored)

Noun

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biru

  1. blue (colour)
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