birao egin

Basque

Etymology

birao (“curse”) +‎ egin (“to do”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biɾao eɡin/, [bi.ɾa.o̞ e̞.ɣ̞ĩn]

Verb

birao egin ? (imperfect participle birao egiten, future participle birao egingo or birao eginen, short form birao egin, verbal noun birao egite)

1. to curse, cuss, swear
2. to blaspheme

Further reading

• “birao egin”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “birao egin”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005