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. ==== 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 == 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 === == 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