biara
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Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay biara (“monastery”), from Old Malay vihāra (“monastery”), from Sanskrit विहार (vihāra, “monastery, academy”). Doublet of wihara.
Pronunciation
Noun
biara
- monastery: a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone (hermits).
Usage notes
This word (biara) is used for non-Buddhist monastery in Indonesian, especially the Christian one. For the Buddhist monastery, wihara, which is the cognate and loanword from Javanese, is used instead in Indonesian. This is different from Malay biara which used for all meaning of monastery.
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Further reading
- “biara” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -a
Noun
biara (Jawi spelling بيارا, plural biara-biara, informal 1st possessive biaraku, 2nd possessive biaramu, 3rd possessive biaranya)
Usage notes
Unlike in Malay, Indonesian biara has developed specialised meaning.