biyo

Bikol Central

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /biˈoʔ/, [biˈjoʔ]
  • Hyphenation: bi‧yo

Adjective

biyô (plural biriyo, Basahan spelling ᜊᜒᜌᜓ) (literary)

  1. complete
    Synonym: kompleto
  2. entire; whole
    Synonyms: entero, bilog, lagdo

Derived terms
  • biyuon
  • kabiyuan
  • magbiyo

Somali

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic. Phonology suggests immediate cognates to be Burunge ma'ay and Iraqw ma'ay. Possibly originally *māya, then underwent a consonant shift from /m/ to /b/, and a few vowel shifts (*mīya- > *mīyo- > *bīyo-. Compare Arbore biče and Oromo bishaan.

Noun

biyo ?

  1. water
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