berau

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *bəras, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀas, from Proto-Austronesian *bəʀas.

Noun

berau

1. rice (raw seeds used as food)

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *bəraw, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀaw.

Pronunciation

• (Hulu Pahang) IPA^(key): /bərau̯/

Adjective

berau

1. (Hulu Pahang) unfortunate (not favored by fortune)

Welsh

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Welsh bereu. By surface analysis, bêr (“spear, skewer”) +‎ -au.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛraɨ̯/
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛrai̯/

Noun

berau

1. plural of bêr

Mutation

Mutated forms of berau

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
berau	ferau	merau	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.