bihira

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Bikol Central

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /biˈhiɾaʔ/
  • Hyphenation: bi‧hi‧ra

Adjective

bihirà (Basahan spelling ᜊᜒᜑᜒᜍ)

  1. rare; infrequent; uncommon
    Synonym: pisan
    Antonym: komun

Adverb

bihirà (Basahan spelling ᜊᜒᜑᜒᜍ)

  1. seldom; rarely; infrequently
    Synonym: pisan
    Antonyms: pirme, danay

Derived terms

Kapampangan

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog bihira.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɪˈhiɾəʔ/
  • Hyphenation: bi‧hi‧ra

Adjective

bihírâ

  1. rare

Sambali

Adjective

bihira

  1. rarely; seldom

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly from Sanskrit भेद (bhedá, “contrast, distinction, difference”). Compare Kapampangan bihira, Sambali bihira, Bikol Central bihira, Indonesian beda, Javanese ꦧꦺꦢ (béda) and Malay beza.

Pronunciation

Adjective

bihirà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜑᜒᜇ)

  1. scarce; rare; unique
    Synonyms: madalang, kakaiba, uniko, ekstraordinaryo

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Kapampangan: bihira

Adverb

bihirà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜑᜒᜇ)

  1. hardly; rarely; seldom
    Synonym: madalang

Noun

bihirà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜑᜒᜇ)

  1. (obsolete) act of differentiating something from one another
    Synonyms: iba, pag-iba, pag-iba-iba

Derived terms

Further reading

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