adj · name · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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rhymes with -ɑːɹi
CMU ARPABET:B IH0 HH AA1 R IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:B IY0 HH AA1 R IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of, from or pertaining to Bihar or the Biharis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
name
Meaning 2
A person from Bihar or of Bihari descent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
name
Meaning 3
A group of Indo-Aryan languages spoken in Bihar and the surrounding states in India.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
the Indic language spoken in Bihar (and by some people in Pakistan and Bangladesh)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Sanskrit, Sanskritic language
History
Etymology
From Hindi बिहारी (bihārī).
Across languages
Translations
38 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
بِهَارِيّ
(bihāriyy)
— of or pertaining to Bengal
Armenian:
բիհարի
(bihari)
— of or pertaining to Bengal
Assamese:
বিহাৰী
(bihari)
— of or pertaining to Bengal
Bengali:
বিহারি
(bihari)
— of or pertaining to Bengal
Bhojpuri:
𑂥𑂱𑂯𑂰𑂩𑂲
(bihārī)
— of or pertaining to Bengal
Catalan:
bihari
— of or pertaining to Bengal
Gujarati:
બિહારી
(bihārī)
— of or pertaining to Bengal
Hindi:
बिहारी
(bihārī)
— of or pertaining to Bengal
Irish:
Biheáiris
— of or pertaining to Bengal
Magahi:
𑂥𑂱𑂯𑂰𑂩𑂲
(bihārī)
— of or pertaining to Bengal
Maithili:
𑒥𑒱𑒯𑒰𑒩𑒲
(bihārī)
— of or pertaining to Bengal
Marathi:
बिहारी
(bihārī)
— of or pertaining to Bengal
Odia:
ବିହାରୀ
(bihāri)
— of or pertaining to Bengal
Persian:
بهاری
(behâri)
— of or pertaining to Bengal
Punjabi:
ਬਿਹਾਰੀ
(bihārī)
— of or pertaining to Bengal
Punjabi:
بہاری
(bihārī)
— of or pertaining to Bengal
Russian:
бихари
(bixari)
— of or pertaining to Bengal
Urdu:
بہاری
(bihārī)
— of or pertaining to Bengal
Uyghur:
بىھارى
(bihari)
— of or pertaining to Bengal
Arabic:
بِهَارِيّ
(bihāriyy)
— A group of Indo-Aryan languages spoken in Bihar and the surrounding states in India.
Armenian:
բիհարի
(bihari)
— A group of Indo-Aryan languages spoken in Bihar and the surrounding states in India.
Assamese:
বিহাৰী
(bihari)
— A group of Indo-Aryan languages spoken in Bihar and the surrounding states in India.
Bengali:
বিহারি
(bihari)
— A group of Indo-Aryan languages spoken in Bihar and the surrounding states in India.
Bhojpuri:
𑂥𑂱𑂯𑂰𑂩𑂲
(bihārī)
— A group of Indo-Aryan languages spoken in Bihar and the surrounding states in India.
Catalan:
bihari
— A group of Indo-Aryan languages spoken in Bihar and the surrounding states in India.
Gujarati:
બિહારી
(bihārī)
— A group of Indo-Aryan languages spoken in Bihar and the surrounding states in India.
Hindi:
बिहारी
(bihārī)
— A group of Indo-Aryan languages spoken in Bihar and the surrounding states in India.
Irish:
Biheáiris
— A group of Indo-Aryan languages spoken in Bihar and the surrounding states in India.
Magahi:
𑂥𑂱𑂯𑂰𑂩𑂲
(bihārī)
— A group of Indo-Aryan languages spoken in Bihar and the surrounding states in India.
Maithili:
𑒥𑒱𑒯𑒰𑒩𑒲
(bihārī)
— A group of Indo-Aryan languages spoken in Bihar and the surrounding states in India.
Marathi:
बिहारी
(bihārī)
— A group of Indo-Aryan languages spoken in Bihar and the surrounding states in India.
Odia:
ବିହାରୀ
(bihāri)
— A group of Indo-Aryan languages spoken in Bihar and the surrounding states in India.
Persian:
بهاری
(behâri)
— A group of Indo-Aryan languages spoken in Bihar and the surrounding states in India.
Punjabi:
ਬਿਹਾਰੀ
(bihārī)
— A group of Indo-Aryan languages spoken in Bihar and the surrounding states in India.
Punjabi:
بہاری
(bihārī)
— A group of Indo-Aryan languages spoken in Bihar and the surrounding states in India.
Russian:
бихари
(bixari)
— A group of Indo-Aryan languages spoken in Bihar and the surrounding states in India.
Urdu:
بہاری
(bihārī)
— A group of Indo-Aryan languages spoken in Bihar and the surrounding states in India.
Uyghur:
بىھارى
(bihari)
— A group of Indo-Aryan languages spoken in Bihar and the surrounding states in India.
