biruin

Tagalog

Etymology

From biro + -in.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /biˈɾuʔin/, [bɪˈɾu.ʔɪn]
  • Hyphenation: bi‧ru‧in

Verb

biruin (complete biniro, progressive binibiro, contemplative bibiruin, Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜇᜓᜁᜈ᜔)

  1. to joke; to jest; to poke fun at
    Binibiro namin si Lawrence sa kakaibang paraan niya sa pakikitungo sa kapwa.
    We tease Lawrence of his queer way of dealing with people.
  2. to crack a joke

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • biruin mo
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