berau

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *bəras, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀas, from Proto-Austronesian *bəʀas.

Noun

berau

  1. rice (raw seeds used as food)

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *bəraw, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀaw.

Pronunciation

  • (Hulu Pahang) IPA(key): /bərau̯/

Adjective

berau

  1. (Hulu Pahang) unfortunate (not favored by fortune)

Welsh

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Welsh bereu. By surface analysis, bêr (“spear, skewer”) +‎ -au.

Pronunciation

Noun

berau

  1. plural of bêr

Mutation

Mutated forms of berau
radical soft nasal aspirate
berau ferau merau unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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