ಬಿರಿ

Kannada

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *wiri-. Cognate with Malayalam വിരിയുക (viriyuka) and Tamil விரி (viri).

Verb

ಬಿರಿ • (biri)

1. to burst
2. to blossom

References

• V. Krishna (2019) “ಬಿರಿ”, in “Alar” V. Krishna's Kannada → English dictionary, Zerodha
• Kittel, Ferdinand (1894) “ಬಿರಿ”, in Kittel's Kannada-English dictionary, Madras: University of Madras, published 1968-1971