- IPA(key): /bi(j)ar/
- Rhymes:-ar
- Hyphenation:bi‧ar
biar
- tolet; toallow
- Synonym:bagèn
- Biar gua aja nyang ke sono. ―Justlet me go there.
biar
- so that;in order to
- Synonyms:bagèn,mangka,supaya
1969, Atjep S., “Tukang Ikan [Fish Seller]”, inSabeni Djago Tanah Abang [Sabeni theTanah Abang Hero][1], performed byLilis Suryani, Jakarta: Diastar, track B5:É lènggangnyèbiar kerèn, bandeng ditèngtèng-tèngtèng- In order to stroll elegantly, she picked up the milkfish
- even though;even if
- Synonyms:biar kata,bagèn kata,selipun
1972,Benyamin Sueb & Munadji, “Si Mira Djande Marunde [Mira the Marunda Widow]”, inTukang Tuak [Palm Wine Seller][2], performed byIda Royani, Jakarta: Indah, track B1:Mirè silatnyè tinggi, selangit! / Kaga’ takutbiar amè jampang- Mira'ssilat is advanced, top-notch! / She is fearlesseven if (she is) facing a gangster
- Chaer, A. (2009) [1976], “biar”, inKamus dialek Jakarta [Dictionary of the Jakarta dialect], revised edition (in Indonesian), Depok: Masup Jakarta,→ISBN, page52
FromMiddle High Germanwir, fromOld High Germanwir, fromProto-West Germanic*wiʀ, fromProto-Germanic*wīz. Cognate withGermanwir,Englishwe.
biar
- (Luserna)we
FromMalaybiar, fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*bihaʀ.
biar
- tolet; toallow
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
biar
- so that;in order to
FromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*bihaʀ. Cognate toAcehnesebieuë andTagalogbihag.
- IPA(key): [bi.ja(r)]
- Rhymes:-ar
- Hyphenation:bi‧ar
biar (Jawi spellingبيار)
- Tolet; toallow.
Biar dia pergi seorang diri kalau dia berani sangat.- Let him go by himself if he's so brave to do it.
biar (Jawi spellingبيار)
- 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 beggarso that he could eat for at least today.
- (idiomatic)Nomatterif.
- Biar putih tulang, jangan putih mata ―No matter if you die, do not let yourself be put to shame
FromMiddle High Germanwir, fromOld High Germanwir, fromProto-West Germanic*wiʀ, fromProto-Germanic*wīz. Cognate withGermanwir,Englishwe.
biar (accusativeens,possessiveenk)
- we