biyo

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: bi‧yo

IPA^(key): /biˈoʔ/, [ˈbjoʔ]

Adjective

biyô

(literary) complete
Synonym: kompleto
(literary) entire
Synonyms: entero, bilog

Derived terms

biyuon
magbiyo

Somali

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic. Phonology suggests immediate cognates to be Burunge ma'ay and Iraqw ma'ay. Possibly originally *māya, then underwent a consonant shift from /m/ to /b/, and a few vowel shifts (*mīya- > *mīyo- > *bīyo-. Compare Arbore biče and Oromo bishaan.

Noun

biyo ?

water

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