biak

== Iban == === Adjective === biak young == Indonesian == === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈbiak/ [ˈbi.ak̚] Rhymes: -ak Syllabification: bi‧ak Homophone: Biak === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Malay biak. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Verb ==== biak (active membiak, imperative biak, emphatic-jussive biaklah) to flourish, to increase, to multiply. to proliferate. to grow Synonym: tumbuh to develop Synonym: kembang ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Malay biak (“muddy”), from Minangkabau biak (“wet”). ==== Adjective ==== biak (comparative lebih biak, superlative paling biak) (dialectal) wet Synonym: basah ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 3 === Borrowed from Gayo [Term?]. ==== Noun ==== biak (plural biak-biak) (dialectal) a term of address for a close friend who is considered a sibling [since 2017] === Further reading === “biak”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Malay == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbiak/ [ˈbjaʔ] Rhymes: -aʔ Hyphenation: bi‧ak === Verb === biak (Jawi spelling بياق) to breed; to multiply; to reproduce (to produce offspring, especially in large numbers). Synonyms: tumbuh, beranak === Adjective === biak (Jawi spelling بياق, comparative lebih biak, superlative paling biak) prolific; fertile; flourishing (growing, yielding, or multiplying rapidly and abundantly). Synonym: subur ==== Usage notes ==== In formal or written Malay, the active affixed forms membiak (intransitive: to breed/multiply) and membiakkan (transitive: to breed or propagate something) are much more commonly used in sentences than the bare root word. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== > Indonesian: biak (inherited) ==== Further reading ==== "biak" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017 == Negeri Sembilan Malay == === Etymology === Borrowed from Minangkabau biak (“wet”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bijaʔ/ [bi.jaʔ] Rhymes: -aʔ Hyphenation: bi‧ak === Adjective === biak muddy (covered or splashed with, or full of, mud (“wet soil”)) Hati-hati ado jalan bobiak kek situ. ― Be careful, there's a muddy path there. ==== Descendants ==== → Malay: biak === References === == Sarawak Malay == === Alternative forms === miak === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bi.ak̚/ === Etymology 1 === From Iban biak. ==== Adjective ==== biak young Synonym: mudak Antonym: tua === Etymology 2 === Clipping of nembiak, from Iban nembiak. ==== Noun ==== biak child; children == Tagalog == === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /biˈʔak/ [bɪˈʔak̚] Rhymes: -ak Syllabification: bi‧ak === Adjective === biák (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜀᜃ᜔) alternative form of biyak === Noun === biák (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜀᜃ᜔) alternative form of biyak === Anagrams === bika