English
Etymology
From Hindustani بِرْیَانی (biryānī) / बिरयानी (biryānī), from Classical Persian بریانی (biryānī), from بریان (biryān, “roast”) (from برشتن (birištan, “to roast”)) + the suffix ـی (-ī).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
biryani (countable and uncountable, plural biryanis)
- A spiced dish of rice, blended with meat and/or vegetables.
2008, Charles Campion, London Restaurant Guide 2009, page 8:Thereafter, the menu is divided into a number of sections: Syrian Christian specialities from Kerala; coastal seafood dishes; Malabar biryanis; vegetable curries; and special dosas.
Derived terms
Translations
References
- Madhur Jaffery's Indian Cookery - Madhur Jaffery
- Abdulla, Ummi; Malabar Muslim Cookery(1993); Orient Blackswan; →ISBN
Further reading
Finnish
Etymology
< Hindustani بِرْیَانی (biryānī), possibly via English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbirjɑni/, [ˈbirjɑ̝ni]
- Rhymes: -irjɑni
Noun
biryani
- biryani (South Asian dish of spiced rice)
Declension
| Inflection of biryani (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
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| nominative
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biryani
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biryanit
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| genitive
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biryanin
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biryanien
biryaneiden
biryaneitten
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| partitive
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biryania
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biryaneita
biryaneja
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| illative
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biryaniin
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biryaneihin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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biryani
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biryanit
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| accusative
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nom.
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biryani
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biryanit
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| gen.
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biryanin
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| genitive
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biryanin
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biryanien
biryaneiden
biryaneitten
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| partitive
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biryania
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biryaneita
biryaneja
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| inessive
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biryanissa
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biryaneissa
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| elative
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biryanista
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biryaneista
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| illative
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biryaniin
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biryaneihin
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| adessive
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biryanilla
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biryaneilla
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| ablative
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biryanilta
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biryaneilta
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| allative
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biryanille
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biryaneille
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| essive
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biryanina
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biryaneina
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| translative
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biryaniksi
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biryaneiksi
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| abessive
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biryanitta
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biryaneitta
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| instructive
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—
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biryanein
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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biryanini
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biryanini
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| accusative
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nom.
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biryanini
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biryanini
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| gen.
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biryanini
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| genitive
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biryanini
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biryanieni
biryaneideni
biryaneitteni
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| partitive
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biryaniani
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biryaneitani
biryanejani
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| inessive
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biryanissani
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biryaneissani
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| elative
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biryanistani
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biryaneistani
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| illative
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biryaniini
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biryaneihini
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| adessive
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biryanillani
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biryaneillani
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| ablative
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biryaniltani
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biryaneiltani
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| allative
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biryanilleni
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biryaneilleni
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| essive
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biryaninani
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biryaneinani
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| translative
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biryanikseni
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biryaneikseni
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| abessive
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biryanittani
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biryaneittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
biryaneineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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biryanisi
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biryanisi
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| accusative
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nom.
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biryanisi
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biryanisi
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| gen.
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biryanisi
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| genitive
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biryanisi
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biryaniesi
biryaneidesi
biryaneittesi
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| partitive
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biryaniasi
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biryaneitasi
biryanejasi
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| inessive
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biryanissasi
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biryaneissasi
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| elative
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biryanistasi
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biryaneistasi
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| illative
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biryaniisi
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biryaneihisi
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| adessive
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biryanillasi
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biryaneillasi
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| ablative
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biryaniltasi
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biryaneiltasi
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| allative
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biryanillesi
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biryaneillesi
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| essive
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biryaninasi
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biryaneinasi
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| translative
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biryaniksesi
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biryaneiksesi
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| abessive
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biryanittasi
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biryaneittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
biryaneinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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biryanimme
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biryanimme
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| accusative
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nom.
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biryanimme
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biryanimme
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| gen.
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biryanimme
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| genitive
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biryanimme
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biryaniemme
biryaneidemme
biryaneittemme
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| partitive
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biryaniamme
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biryaneitamme
biryanejamme
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| inessive
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biryanissamme
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biryaneissamme
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| elative
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biryanistamme
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biryaneistamme
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| illative
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biryaniimme
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biryaneihimme
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| adessive
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biryanillamme
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biryaneillamme
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| ablative
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biryaniltamme
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biryaneiltamme
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| allative
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biryanillemme
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biryaneillemme
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| essive
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biryaninamme
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biryaneinamme
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| translative
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biryaniksemme
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biryaneiksemme
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| abessive
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biryanittamme
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biryaneittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
biryaneinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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biryaninne
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biryaninne
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| accusative
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nom.
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biryaninne
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biryaninne
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| gen.
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biryaninne
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| genitive
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biryaninne
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biryanienne
biryaneidenne
biryaneittenne
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| partitive
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biryanianne
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biryaneitanne
biryanejanne
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| inessive
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biryanissanne
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biryaneissanne
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| elative
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biryanistanne
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biryaneistanne
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| illative
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biryaniinne
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biryaneihinne
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| adessive
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biryanillanne
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biryaneillanne
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| ablative
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biryaniltanne
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biryaneiltanne
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| allative
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biryanillenne
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biryaneillenne
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| essive
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biryaninanne
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biryaneinanne
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| translative
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biryaniksenne
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biryaneiksenne
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| abessive
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biryanittanne
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biryaneittanne
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
biryaneinenne
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| third-person possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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biryaninsa
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biryaninsa
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| accusative
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nom.
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biryaninsa
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biryaninsa
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| gen.
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biryaninsa
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| genitive
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biryaninsa
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biryaniensa
biryaneidensa
biryaneittensa
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| partitive
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biryaniaan
biryaniansa
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biryaneitaan
biryanejaan
biryaneitansa
biryanejansa
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| inessive
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biryanissaan
biryanissansa
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biryaneissaan
biryaneissansa
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| elative
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biryanistaan
biryanistansa
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biryaneistaan
biryaneistansa
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| illative
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biryaniinsa
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biryaneihinsa
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| adessive
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biryanillaan
biryanillansa
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biryaneillaan
biryaneillansa
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| ablative
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biryaniltaan
biryaniltansa
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biryaneiltaan
biryaneiltansa
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| allative
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biryanilleen
biryanillensa
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biryaneilleen
biryaneillensa
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| essive
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biryaninaan
biryaninansa
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biryaneinaan
biryaneinansa
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| translative
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biryanikseen
biryaniksensa
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biryaneikseen
biryaneiksensa
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| abessive
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biryanittaan
biryanittansa
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biryaneittaan
biryaneittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
biryaneineen
biryaneinensa
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Portuguese
Noun
biryani m (plural biryanis)
- biryani (dish of spiced rice)
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from English biryani, from Hindustani بِرْیَانی (biryānī) / बिरयानी (biryānī), from Classical Persian بریانی (biryānī).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /biɾˈjani/ [bɪɾˈjaː.n̪ɪ]
- Rhymes: -ani
- Syllabification: bir‧ya‧ni
Noun
biryani (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜇ᜔ᜌᜈᜒ)
- biryani (dish of spiced rice)