From Proto-Munda, from Proto-Austroasiatic. Cognate with Khmer ព្រៃ (prɨy).
ᱵᱤᱨ • (bir)
| singular | dual | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ᱵᱤᱨ (bir) | ᱵᱤᱨᱠᱤᱱ (birkin) | ᱵᱤᱨᱠᱚ (birko) | |
| genitive | animate possessed | ᱵᱤᱨᱨᱮᱱ (birren) | ᱵᱤᱨᱠᱤᱱᱨᱮᱱ (birkinren) | ᱵᱤᱨᱠᱚᱨᱮᱱ (birkoren) |
| inanimate possessed | ᱵᱤᱨᱟᱜ (birak'), ᱵᱤᱨᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ (birreyak') | ᱵᱤᱨᱠᱤᱱᱟᱜ (birkinak'), ᱵᱤᱨᱠᱤᱱᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ (birkinreyak') | ᱵᱤᱨᱠᱚᱟᱜ (birkoak'), ᱵᱤᱨᱠᱚᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ (birkoreyak') | |
| comitative | ᱵᱤᱨᱴᱷᱮᱱ (birṭhen), ᱵᱤᱨᱴᱷᱮᱡ (birṭhec') | ᱵᱤᱨᱠᱤᱱᱴᱷᱮᱱ (birkinṭhen), ᱵᱤᱨᱠᱤᱱᱴᱷᱮᱡ (birkinṭhec') | ᱵᱤᱨᱠᱚᱴᱷᱮᱱ (birkoṭhen), ᱵᱤᱨᱠᱚᱴᱷᱮᱡ (birkoṭhec') | |
| instrumental-locative | ᱵᱤᱨᱛᱮ (birte) | ᱵᱤᱨᱠᱤᱱᱛᱮ (birkinte) | ᱵᱤᱨᱠᱚᱛᱮ (birkote) | |
| sociative | ᱵᱤᱨᱥᱟᱶ (birsaw̃) | ᱵᱤᱨᱠᱤᱱᱥᱟᱶ (birkinsaw̃) | ᱵᱤᱨᱠᱚᱥᱟᱶ (birkosaw̃) | |
| allative | ᱵᱤᱨᱥᱮᱱ (birsen), ᱵᱤᱨᱥᱮᱡ (birsec') | ᱵᱤᱨᱠᱤᱱᱥᱮᱱ (birkinsen), ᱵᱤᱨᱠᱤᱱᱥᱮᱡ (birkinsec') | ᱵᱤᱨᱠᱚᱥᱮᱱ (birkosen), ᱵᱤᱨᱠᱚᱥᱮᱡ (birkosec') | |
| ablative | ᱵᱤᱨᱠᱷᱚᱱ (birkhon), ᱵᱤᱨᱠᱷᱚᱡ (birkhoc') | ᱵᱤᱨᱠᱤᱱᱠᱷᱚᱱ (birkinkhon), ᱵᱤᱨᱠᱤᱱᱠᱷᱚᱡ (birkinkhoc') | ᱵᱤᱨᱠᱚᱠᱷᱚᱱ (birkokhon), ᱵᱤᱨᱠᱚᱠᱷᱚᱡ (birkokhoc') | |
| locative | ᱵᱤᱨᱨᱮ (birre) | ᱵᱤᱨᱠᱤᱱᱨᱮ (birkinre) | ᱵᱤᱨᱠᱚᱨᱮ (birkore) | |