biar

Betawi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi(j)ar/

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• Rhymes: -ar
• Hyphenation: bi‧ar

Verb

biar

1. to let; to allow

   Synonym: bagèn

   Biar gua aja nyang ke sono. ― Just let me go there.

Conjunction

biar

1. so that; in order to

   Synonyms: bagèn, mangka, supaya

   • 1969, Atjep S., “Tukang Ikan [Fish Seller]”, in Sabeni Djago Tanah Abang [Sabeni the Tanah Abang Hero]‎^[1], performed by Lilis Suryani, Jakarta: Diastar, track B5:

     É lènggangnyè biar kerèn, bandeng ditèngtèng-tèngtèng

     In order to stroll elegantly, she picked up the milkfish

2. even though; even if

   Synonyms: biar kata, bagèn kata, selipun

   • 1972, Benyamin Sueb & Munadji, “Si Mira Djande Marunde [Mira the Marunda Widow]”, in Tukang Tuak [Palm Wine Seller]‎^[2], performed by Ida Royani, Jakarta: Indah, track B1:

     Mirè silatnyè tinggi, selangit! / Kaga’ takut biar amè jampang

     Mira's silat is advanced, top-notch! / She is fearless even if (she is) facing a gangster

Derived terms

• biar kata
• biarin
• dibiarin
• mbiarin
• ngebiarin

Further reading

• Chaer, A. (2009) [1976] “biar”, in Kamus dialek Jakarta [Dictionary of the Jakarta dialect], revised edition (in Indonesian), Depok: Masup Jakarta, →ISBN, page 52

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• bar (Sette Comuni)

Etymology

From Middle High German wir, from Old High German wir, from Proto-West Germanic *wiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *wīz. Cognate with German wir, English we.

Pronoun

biar

1. (Luserna) we

Inflection

Personal pronouns (Luserna)

	singular	plural
1st person	i	biar
2nd person	du	iar
3rd person	er, si, 'z	se

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
• “biar” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay biar, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bihaʀ.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbiar/ [ˈbi.ar]
• Rhymes: -ar
• Syllabification: bi‧ar

Verb

biar

1. to let; to allow

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• biarkan [causative benefactive] (-kan)
• membiar [agent focus] (meN-)
• membiarkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• dibiar [patient focus] (di-)
• dibiarkan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
• terbiar [agentless action] (teR-)

Conjunction

biar

1. so that; in order to

Further reading

• “biar” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bihaʀ. Cognate to Acehnese bieuë and Tagalog bihag.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bi.ja(r)]
• Rhymes: -ar
• Hyphenation: bi‧ar

Verb

biar (Jawi spelling بيار)

1. To let; to allow.

   Biar dia pergi seorang diri kalau dia berani sangat.

   Let him go by himself if he's so brave to do it.

Affixations

• biarkan (“to leave alone; to allow”)
• biarpun (“although”)
• keterbiaran (“state of being abandoned”)
• terbiar, kebiaran (“abandoned”)

Conjunction

biar (Jawi spelling بيار)

1. So that; so.

   Synonyms: agar, supaya

   Bagi duit tu kat pengemis tu, biar dia dapat makan untuk hari ni sekurang-kurangnya.

   Give that money to that beggar so that he could eat for at least today.

2. (idiomatic) No matter if.

   Biar putih tulang jangan putih mata ― No matter if you die, do not let yourself be put to shame

Descendants

• Indonesian: biar

References

• Wilkinson, R. J. (Richard James), 1867-1941 (1901) A Malay-English dictionary‎^[3], Kelly & Walsh Ltd, retrieved 10 October 2024, page 140
• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary — *bihaʀ

Further reading

• “biar” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Mòcheno

Alternative forms

• ber (unstressed)

Etymology

From Middle High German wir, from Old High German wir, from Proto-West Germanic *wiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *wīz. Cognate with German wir, English we.

Pronoun

biar (accusative ens, possessive enk)

1. we

Inflection

Personal pronouns

	singular	plural
1st person	i	biar
2nd person	du	ir
3rd person	er, si, s	sei

References

• “biar” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.