biyak

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See also: bíyak

Afar

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /biˈjak/
  • Hyphenation: bi‧yak

Noun

biyák m (plural biyoktí f or biyaakitté f or biyooká f or biyakwá f)

  1. hurt, pain

Declension

Declension of biyák
absolutive biyák
predicative biyáaka
subjective biyák
genitive biyák
Postpositioned forms
l-case biyáakal
k-case biyáakak
t-case biyáakat
h-case biyáakah

References

  • E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “biyak”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie), Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Central Philippine *bəʔak. Compare Bikol Central baak, Cebuano buak, and Hokkien (phiak).

Pronunciation

Noun

biyák (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜌᜃ᜔)

  1. split; break; crack; crevice
    Synonyms: baak, bitak, sibak
  2. splitting in halves (usually of round or cylindrical objects)
  3. big slit or cut made on the stomach (as in surgery)
  4. act of opening a boil (as in surgery)

Derived terms

Adjective

biyák (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜌᜃ᜔)

  1. split; cleaved; divided; halved
    Synonyms: baak, hati
  2. having a crack

Further reading

  • biyak”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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