bingkil workshop, repair shop.
bingkrak, bingkrak-bingkrakan or bebingkrakan wasteful, extravagant.
bingleng in a quandary.
bingung confused, bewildered;
mbingungi to act in a confused way; suffering from disorientation;
mbingungaké to bewilder, fluster, confuse;
mbebingung lit to cause s.o. bewilderment;
bingungan easily bewildered.
bintal, kebintal to get lost, disappear.
bintang I (star-shaped) award medal.
II star.
III reg a brass teapot-tray.
bintangur a certain large tree.
binté, mbinté to kick s.o. in the calf of the leg with one's shin;
bintén a kicking contest (children's game).
binteng or binteng-jahe ginger chewing-candy
bintit red and swollen (of eyes, from disease or crying).
bintu a certain blue chemical used in processing batik;
mbintoni to dye (fabric) the basic blue by dipping it in a solution of this substance.
bintul (having) a small itchy swelling from insect bites;
mbintul having such a swelling.
bintur reg pincers for catching crabs;
mbintur to catch crabs with such an implement;
kebintur to get trapped; fig to be led astray.
bioskup cinema.
bipèt buffet, refreshment bar. Also bupèt.
bir beer.
birahi see brahi.
birama lit attractive, pleasing, beautiful.
birat away, gone, disappeared;
mbirat to do away with, remove, banish.
biri or birèn ng, bincih kr, castrated, spayed;
mbiri to castrate, spay. See also kebiri.
biring long spear with straight head.
biru blue; abang - or - erem (to be) black-and-blue; - kecu deep blue; - mayamaya, pure clear light blue;
mbiru to make s.t. blue;
mbironi to cover (the dyed portion of batik) with wax to protect it from reddish-brown colour of the next dyeing;
mbirokaké to have s.t. dyed blue.
bis I bus;
ngebis to go by bus;
ngebisi to bus s.o.; to buy a bus ticket for s.o.;
ngebisaké to send by bus;
ngebisan bus station, bus terminal;
bis-bisan 1 bus station; 2 toy bus; 3 to go everywhere by bus.
II letterbox;
ngebisaké to post a letter.
III concrete water pipe.
bisa ng, saged kr 1 can, able; 2 to manage to do, succeed in (do)ing; 3 to be good at (doing); - uga perhaps, possibly; ora - ora definitely, certainly (see also isa I);
bisané what one is capable of; what one is able to;
kabisan ability, capability;
sabisane according to one's capacity;
dibisak-bisakaké to make s.t. possible;
bisa-bisané how is it possible!;
sabisa-bisa if possible;
sabisa-bisane to the best of one's ability;
masa bisaa it is inconceivable, impossible. See also masa.
biséka king's name given at consecration. See abiséka.
bisik I or bisikan a whisper;
mbisiki to whisper to;
mbisikake to whisper s.t. to s.o.;
bisik-bisik or bisak-bisik or bebisik to whisper;
bisik-bisikan to whisper to each other.
II bebisik king's name.
biskop I Roman Catholic bishop.
II movie, cinema (var of bioskup).
biskucing a certain medicinal shrub, touch-me-not (var of piskucing).
biskup var of bioskup.
biskuit var of beskuwit.
bismillah in the name of God.
bisu dumb, mute;
mbisu to refuse to say a word; to act dumb; to keep quiet.
bithet scar from a wound.
bithi fist;
mbithi to punch.
bithu, bithu-bithu having a round, full face.
biting I coconut leaf rib sharpened to a point for pinning wrapping leaf;
mbitingi to fasten a wrapping leaf with such a pin;
bitingan pinned with a leaf rib pin.
II reg var of beteng.
III lit unit of 400.
sabiting 400.
biwada lit honour, esteem;
ambiwada lit to esteem, revere, hold in awe.
biwara lit announcement, publication;
mbiwarakake to publish, announce.
biya, biya-biya excl of amazement.
biyada 1 female court servant; 2 girls in service at ceremonies.
biyah excl of disparagement.
biyak, mbiyak to unveil, expose, open.
biyang 1 reg mother; 2 woman of low status;
biyangané term of abuse.
biyantu help, aid, assistance;
mbiyantu to help, assist;
mbiyantoni to support and help s.o.;
pambiyantu help, aid, assistance;
sabiyantu in cooperation with, supporting.
biyas to turn pale suddenly from surprise or shame.
biyasa 1 usual, ordinary; 2 accustomed to, familiar with.
biyayak, biyayakan or byayakan to keep moving around restlessly.
biyèk in the past (var of biyèn).
biyèn ng, rumiyin kr, once, formerly, previously; - mula from the very beginning.
biyet, mbiyet abundant (of fruit on the tree).
biyuh or biyuh-biyuh excl of astonishment.
biyung 1 reg mother; 2 adr: reg woman of low status; 3 or biyung-biyung excl of pain, astonishment, compassion.
blaba generous.
blabag I board, blackboard;
mblabag 1 boardlike; 2 hard as a board.
II one who is responsible for s.t.;
keblabag to be given a responsibility.
blabar I strong cord used as a boundary marker; - kawat arena for combat;
mblabari