biarin

Indonesian

Etymology

biar +‎ -in

Interjection

biarin (colloquial)

1. (literal) synonym of biar (“leave it; don't touch/change it”)
2. (idiomatic) Colloquial form of biarkan saja or biar; let it be/go, let him/her/them, never mind, whatever, so what, no matter, don’t worry about it, don't bother
   • 2006, James Neil Sneddon, Colloquial Jakartan Indonesian‎^[1], Pacific Linguistics, page 240:

     Nah, itu gua. Gua nggak mo aja [laughing] gua emang orangnya ngga pernah mo cerita. Biarin aja. Jadi’, yang kaya lo ke Eropa, katanya lo dikasi duit jajan ama nyokapnya Bule’

     Well, that’s me. I’m .. [laughing] I’m the sort of person who doesn’t tell things easily. Don’t you worry about that. So, just like when you went to Europe, she said Bule’s mum gave you shopping money

   • 2009, Chaos@work, My Stupid Boss 2‎^[2], Gradien Mediatama, page 234:

     Tapi kayaknya kasar di kaki. Juga kayaknya agak basah nih, Pak. Genteng bocor apa ya? Saya bisa ngerasain nih biarpun gelap.
     Biarin lah….

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   • 2023, “Segowes 2022”, in Zine Pancasona “Look BackWard”‎^[3], volume 20, Sasenitala:

     Biar apa? Biarin.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Verb

biarin

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see biar,‎ -in.
   • 2021 January 1, Alma Aridatha, Out of Your Bubble‎^[4], page 52:

     Mama lalu berpaling ke Papa. “Harusnya kamu biarin ngekos aja, nggak usah beliin apartemen. Biar dia rajin pulang.”

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