biwara

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from English beaver, likely through Hindi बीवर (bīvar), written with silent final /ə/ (inherent vowel).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bi.ˈwa.ra/
  • Rhymes: -ra, -a
  • Hyphenation: bi‧wa‧ra

Noun

biwara (plural biwara-biwara)

  1. beaver

Further reading

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