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Where does “biri-biri” come from?

biri-biri (Malay) comes from Classical Malay biri-biri — sheep.

biri-biri (Malay): sheep

Definitions

  1. sheep

Ancestry of “biri-biri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Malaybiri-birisheep

Words derived from “biri-biri”

  • biri-biri
  • biri-biri
  • biri-biri
  • biri-biri
  • bili-bili
  • bili-bili
  • biri-biri
  • biri-biri
  • biri-biri
  • biri-biri
  • biri-biri
Every word from Classical Malay biri-biri →