# biar
## Cimbrian
### Alternative forms

* bar (Sette Comuni)

### Etymology

From Middle High German wir, from Old High German wir, from Proto-West Germanic *wiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *wīz. Cognate with German wir, English we.

### Pronoun

biar
* (Luserna) we

#### Inflection
### References

* Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
* “biar” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Malay biar, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bihaʀ.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /ˈbiar/ [ˈbi.ar]
* Rhymes: -ar
* Syllabification: bi‧ar

### Verb

biar
* to let; to allow

#### Derived terms

Regular affixed derivations:
* biarkan [causative benefactive] (-kan)
* membiar [agent focus] (meN-)
* membiarkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
* dibiar [patient focus] (di-)
* dibiarkan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
* terbiar [agentless action] (teR-)

### Conjunction

biar
* so that; in order to

### Further reading

* “biar” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Malay
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bihaʀ. Cognate to Acehnese bieuë and Tagalog bihag.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [bi.ja(r)]
* Rhymes: -ar
* Hyphenation: bi‧ar

### Verb

biar (Jawi spelling بيار)
* To let; to allow.
    Biar dia pergi seorang diri kalau dia berani sangat.Let him go by himself if he's so brave to do it.

#### Affixations

* biarkan (“to leave alone; to allow”)
* biarpun (“although”)
* keterbiaran (“state of being abandoned”)
* terbiar, kebiaran (“abandoned”)

### Conjunction

biar (Jawi spelling بيار)
* So that; so.
    Synonyms: agar, supaya
    Bagi duit tu kat pengemis tu, biar dia dapat makan untuk hari ni sekurang-kurangnya.Give that money to that beggar so that he could eat for at least today.
* (idiomatic) No matter if.
    Biar putih tulang jangan putih mata ― No matter if you die, do not let yourself be put to shame

### Descendants

* Indonesian: biar

### References

* Wilkinson, R. J. (Richard James), 1867-1941 (1901) A Malay-English dictionary‎, Kelly & Walsh Ltd, retrieved 10 October 2024, page 140
* Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary — *bihaʀ

### Further reading

* “biar” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Mòcheno
### Alternative forms

* ber (unstressed)

### Etymology

From Middle High German wir, from Old High German wir, from Proto-West Germanic *wiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *wīz. Cognate with German wir, English we.

### Pronoun

biar (accusative ens, possessive enk)
* we

#### Inflection
### References

* “biar” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.