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biang

See also: biáng

Indonesian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈbia̯ŋ]
  • Hyphenation: biang

Etymology 1

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From Malay biang. Cognate of Sundanese ᮘᮤᮃᮀ (biang).

Noun

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biang (first-person possessive biangku, second-person possessive biangmu, third-person possessive biangnya)

  1. mother
    Synonym: induk
  2. head, chief
    Synonyms: kepala, pimpinan
  3. essence
    Synonyms: pati, sari
  4. source
    Synonyms: pokok pangkal, asal mula

Compounds

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Etymology 2

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From Betawi biang.

Noun

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biang (first-person possessive biangku, second-person possessive biangmu, third-person possessive biangnya)

  1. purebred, race
    Synonym: ras

Etymology 3

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From Minangkabau biang.

Adjective

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biang

  1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Etymology 4

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Unknown

Noun

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biang (first-person possessive biangku, second-person possessive biangmu, third-person possessive biangnya)

  1. scaly hairfin anchovy (Setipinna Taty)

Further reading

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Karo Batak

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Noun

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biang

  1. dog

References

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Malay

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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biang (plural biang-biang, informal 1st possessive biangku, 2nd possessive biangmu, 3rd possessive biangnya)

  1. plant or animal that breeds

Mandarin

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Romanization

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biang

  1. Nonstandard spelling of biáng.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of biǎng.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of biàng.

Usage notes

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  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Sundanese

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Romanization

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biang

  1. Romanization of ᮘᮤᮃᮀ

Toba Batak

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Noun

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biang

  1. dog

References

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  • Warneck, J. (1906). Tobabataksch-Deutsches Wörterbuch. Batavia: Landsdrukkerij, p. 29.
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