biryani

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).

Noun

biryani (countable and uncountable, plural biryanis)

1. 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.

Alternative forms

• baryani, biriani

Derived terms

• Pakki biryani:Thalassery biryani
• Kacchi biryani:Hyderabadi biryani

Translations

dish of spiced rice

• Arabic: بِرْيَانِي m (biryānī)
• Assamese: বিৰিয়ানি (biriani)
• Bengali: বিরিয়ানি (bn) (biriẏani)
• Burmese: ဒံပေါက် (my) (dampauk)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 印度香飯 / 印度香饭 (Yìndù xiàngfàn)

• Dhivehi: ބިރިޔާނީ (biriyānī)
• Finnish: biryani
• French: biryani (fr) m, biriani (fr) m, beriani m
• German: Biryani (de) n
• Hindi: बिरयानी f (biryānī)
• Indonesian: biryani
• Japanese: ビリヤニ (ja) (biriyani), ビリヤーニー (biriyānī)
• Macedonian: бирија́ни n (birijáni)
• Malay: beriani
• Malayalam: ബിരിയാണി (ml) (biriyāṇi)
• Marathi: बिर्यानी f (biryānī)
• Mauritian Creole: briani
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: biryani (no) m

• Odia: ବିରିୟାନୀ (biriyāni)
• Persian: بریانی (fa) (beryâni)
• Portuguese: biryani m
• Punjabi: ਬਿਰਯਾਨੀ (biryānī), بریانی (breyānī)
• Russian: бирья́ни (ru) n (birʹjáni), бирия́ни n (birijáni)
• Santali: ᱵᱤᱨᱤᱭᱟᱱᱤ (biriyani)
• Sindhi: برياني (biriyāni)
• Sinhalese: බුරියානි (buriyāni)
• Spanish: biryani m
• Tamil: பிரியாணி (ta) (piriyāṇi)
• Telugu: బిర్యాని (te) (biryāni)
• Thai: ข้าวหมก (th) (kâao mòk) (Thai version)
• Urdu: بریانی f (biryānī)

References

• Madhur Jaffery's Indian Cookery - Madhur Jaffery
• Abdulla, Ummi; Malabar Muslim Cookery(1993); Orient Blackswan; →ISBN

Further reading

• biryani on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Finnish

Etymology

< Hindustani بِرْیَانی (biryānī), possibly via English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbirjɑni/, [ˈbirjɑ̝ni]
• Rhymes: -irjɑni

Noun

biryani

1. biryani (South Asian dish of spiced rice)

Declension

Inflection of biryani (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		biryani	biryanit
genitive		biryanin	biryanien biryaneiden biryaneitten
partitive		biryania	biryaneita biryaneja
illative		biryaniin	biryaneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		biryani	biryanit
accusative	nom.	biryani	biryanit
	gen.	biryanin
genitive		biryanin	biryanien biryaneiden biryaneitten
partitive		biryania	biryaneita biryaneja
inessive		biryanissa	biryaneissa
elative		biryanista	biryaneista
illative		biryaniin	biryaneihin
adessive		biryanilla	biryaneilla
ablative		biryanilta	biryaneilta
allative		biryanille	biryaneille
essive		biryanina	biryaneina
translative		biryaniksi	biryaneiksi
abessive		biryanitta	biryaneitta
instructive		—	biryanein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of biryani (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative biryanini biryanini accusative nom. biryanini biryanini gen. biryanini genitive biryanini biryanieni biryaneideni biryaneitteni partitive biryaniani biryaneitani biryanejani inessive biryanissani biryaneissani elative biryanistani biryaneistani illative biryaniini biryaneihini adessive biryanillani biryaneillani ablative biryaniltani biryaneiltani allative biryanilleni biryaneilleni essive biryaninani biryaneinani translative biryanikseni biryaneikseni abessive biryanittani biryaneittani instructive — — comitative — biryaneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative biryanisi biryanisi accusative nom. biryanisi biryanisi gen. biryanisi genitive biryanisi biryaniesi biryaneidesi biryaneittesi partitive biryaniasi biryaneitasi biryanejasi inessive biryanissasi biryaneissasi elative biryanistasi biryaneistasi illative biryaniisi biryaneihisi adessive biryanillasi biryaneillasi ablative biryaniltasi biryaneiltasi allative biryanillesi biryaneillesi essive biryaninasi biryaneinasi translative biryaniksesi biryaneiksesi abessive biryanittasi biryaneittasi instructive — — comitative — biryaneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative biryanimme biryanimme accusative nom. biryanimme biryanimme gen. biryanimme genitive biryanimme biryaniemme biryaneidemme biryaneittemme partitive biryaniamme biryaneitamme biryanejamme inessive biryanissamme biryaneissamme elative biryanistamme biryaneistamme illative biryaniimme biryaneihimme adessive biryanillamme biryaneillamme ablative biryaniltamme biryaneiltamme allative biryanillemme biryaneillemme essive biryaninamme biryaneinamme translative biryaniksemme biryaneiksemme abessive biryanittamme biryaneittamme instructive — — comitative — biryaneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative biryaninne biryaninne accusative nom. biryaninne biryaninne gen. biryaninne genitive biryaninne biryanienne biryaneidenne biryaneittenne partitive biryanianne biryaneitanne biryanejanne inessive biryanissanne biryaneissanne elative biryanistanne biryaneistanne illative biryaniinne biryaneihinne adessive biryanillanne biryaneillanne ablative biryaniltanne biryaneiltanne allative biryanillenne biryaneillenne essive biryaninanne biryaneinanne translative biryaniksenne biryaneiksenne abessive biryanittanne biryaneittanne instructive — — comitative — biryaneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative biryaninsa biryaninsa accusative nom. biryaninsa biryaninsa gen. biryaninsa genitive biryaninsa biryaniensa biryaneidensa biryaneittensa partitive biryaniaan biryaniansa biryaneitaan biryanejaan biryaneitansa biryanejansa inessive biryanissaan biryanissansa biryaneissaan biryaneissansa elative biryanistaan biryanistansa biryaneistaan biryaneistansa illative biryaniinsa biryaneihinsa adessive biryanillaan biryanillansa biryaneillaan biryaneillansa ablative biryaniltaan biryaniltansa biryaneiltaan biryaneiltansa allative biryanilleen biryanillensa biryaneilleen biryaneillensa essive biryaninaan biryaninansa biryaneinaan biryaneinansa translative biryanikseen biryaniksensa biryaneikseen biryaneiksensa abessive biryanittaan biryanittansa biryaneittaan biryaneittansa instructive — — comitative — biryaneineen biryaneinensa

Portuguese

Noun

biryani m (plural biryanis)

1. biryani (dish of spiced rice)