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Azerbaijani
Noun
biri
- accusative singular of bir
- third-person singular possessive of bir
Pronoun
biri
- someone
- (with ablative) one (of)
- bizdən biri ― one of us
Basque
Numeral
biri
- dative indefinite of bi
Gamilaraay
Etymology
From Proto-Central New South Wales *birriŋ, cognate with Wiradjuri birring and Ngiyambaa pirri.
Pronunciation
Noun
biri
- chest
References
- Dhiirrala Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Language Program St Joseph School Po Box 125 Walgett NSW 2368 Australia
- (2003) Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Yuwaalayaay Dictionary
- (2015) Ma Gamilaraay
- (2016) Gamilaraay Garay yaadhagu
- (2014) Giacon J Thesis Grammar YG
- (2017) Giacon J Garay Guwaala 1
- (2017) Giacon J Gamilaraay-Yuwaalaraay Dictionary Supplement
Ido
Noun
biri
- plural of biro
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay biri.
Noun
biri (first-person possessive biriku, second-person possessive birimu, third-person possessive birinya)
- sheep
Malay
Noun
biri (Jawi spelling بيري, plural biri-biri, informal 1st possessive biriku, 2nd possessive birimu, 3rd possessive birinya)
- sheep
Old Irish
Verb
biri
- second-person singular present indicative absolute of beirid
Sardinian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin vidēre, present active infinitive of videō. Compare Catalan veure.
Verb
biri
- (Campidanese) to see
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch bier.
Pronunciation
Noun
biri
- beer
c. 1955, Eddy Vervuurt (lyrics and music), “Lied ”performed by Orkest Eddy Vervuurt and Big Jones:Now di Sranan e meki en biri / ala tra biri kan tan tiri- Now that Suriname is making its own beer / all other beers can keep quiet
Descendants
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /biˈɾi/,
- Hyphenation: bi‧ri
Noun
birí (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜇᜒ)
- safflower
- Synonyms: kasubha, kasumba
Ternate
Etymology
From N- (transitivizer) + firi (“to make way”).
Pronunciation
Verb
biri
- (transitive) to take along, to bring along
Conjugation
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
Tooro
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-bɪ̀dɪ́. Cognate with Kikuyu ĩrĩ and Zulu bilí.
Pronunciation
Numeral
-biri
- two
Declension
Inflected forms of -biri (plural only)
Turkish
Pronunciation
Noun
biri
- accusative singular of bir
- third-person singular possessive of bir
Pronoun
biri
- someone
- Synonym: birisi
Ya biri bizi gördüyse?- What if someone saw us?
- one of
Kurşun vınlayarak gidip bahçedeki ağaçlardan birine saplanmıştı.- The bullet whizzed by the trees and hit one of them in the garden.
Adamın köpeklerinden biri ölmüş.- One of the man's dogs died.
Declension
Further reading
- “biri”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
Zarma
Noun
biri
- bone