biang

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbiaŋ/ [ˈbi.aŋ]
• Syllabification: bi‧ang

Inherited from Malay biang. Cognate of Sundanese biang.

biang (plural biang-biang)

1. essence

   Synonyms: pati, sari

2. source

   Synonyms: sumber, pokok pangkal, asal mula

3. (of animals, plants, etc.) mother, parent

   Synonym: induk

4. (dialectal) synonym of kepala (“head, chief”)

From Betawi biang.

biang (plural biang-biang)

1. (dialectal) purebred, race

   Synonym: ras

From Minangkabau biang.

biang (comparative lebih biang, superlative paling biang)

1. half-piercing, half-transparant

Unknown.

biang (plural biang-biang)

1. scaly hairfin anchovy (Setipinna Taty)

• “biang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

biang

1. dog

• Ahmad Samin Siregar et al. (2001). Kamus Bahasa Karo–Indonesia. Medan: Balai Pustaka, p. 26.

• IPA^(key): /biaŋ/
• Rhymes: -iaŋ

biang (plural biang-biang)

1. (of animals, plants, etc.) parent, mother

   Synonym: induk

biang

1. nonstandard spelling of biáng
2. nonstandard spelling of biǎng
3. nonstandard spelling of biàng

• Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

biang (Sundanese script ᮘᮤᮃᮀ)

1. mother

   Synonym: indung

   pun biang

   my mother (or alternatively, "one's mother")

biang

1. dog

• Warneck, J. (1906). Tobabataksch-Deutsches Wörterbuch. Batavia: Landsdrukkerij, p. 29.