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Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *birah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *biʀaq, from Proto-Austronesian *biʀaq (“wild taro, elephant's ear or itching taro”).
Noun
birah (Jawi spelling بيره, plural birah-birah, informal 1st possessive birahku, 2nd possessive birahmu, 3rd possessive birahnya)
- Alocasia spp., especially Alocasia macrorrhizos
- Limahlania crenulata, a species of flowering plant
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Adjective
birah (Jawi spelling بيره)
- (figurative) libidinous, lewd, lustful
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