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Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay biaya (“expense”), from Classical Malay biaya, byaja, from Old Javanese byaya (“expenses, contribution”), from Sanskrit व्यय (vyaya, “spending, expense, outlay, disbursement”). Doublet of bea.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /biˈa.ja/,
- Hyphenation: bi‧a‧ya
Noun
biaya (plural biaya-biaya, first-person possessive biayaku, second-person possessive biayamu, third-person possessive biayanya)
- cost: amount of money that is required or used.
- Synonym: ongkos
- charge: the amount of money levied for a service.
- expense: a spending or consuming, often a disbursement of funds.
- Synonym: pengeluaran
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Malay
Etymology
From Old Javanese byaya (expenses, contribution), from Sanskrit व्यय (vyaya, “spending, expense, outlay, disbursement”).
Noun
biaya (Jawi spelling بياي, plural biaya-biaya, informal 1st possessive biayaku, 2nd possessive biayamu, 3rd possessive biayanya)
- expense, cost, charge
- Synonyms: kos, ongkos ( Standard Indonesian, Indonesian Malay)
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Tagalog
Pronunciation
Noun
biayà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜌᜌ)
- Obsolete spelling of biyaya.
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