Birr — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the basic unit of money in Ethiopia; equal to 100 cents

sound of something in rapid motion

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈætvaɪn/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐvˈaʊtɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐvˈaʊtɹi/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈætvaɪn/.

Examples

whir of a bird's wings
the whir of the propellers
the motor whirred

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

whizz whiz whirring whirr whir purr

Parts of Speech

noun	the basic unit of money in Ethiopia; equal to 100 cents
noun	sound of something in rapid motion “whir of a bird's wings”
verb	make a soft swishing sound “the motor whirred”

Word Forms

whir	verb	make a soft swishing sound
whirr	verb	make a soft swishing sound
birr	verb	make a soft swishing sound
whiz	noun	a buzzing or hissing sound as of something traveling rapidly through the air
whirr	noun	sound of something in rapid motion
whir	noun	sound of something in rapid motion
whirring	noun	sound of something in rapid motion
birr	noun	sound of something in rapid motion

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

bouleau

l'unité monétaire de base en Éthiopie ; égal à 100 centimes

🇮🇹Italian

birra

l'unità monetaria di base in Etiopia; pari a 100 centesimi

🇵🇹Portuguese

ave

a unidade monetária básica na Etiópia; igual a 100 centavos

🇷🇺Russian

быр

основная денежная единица Эфиопии; равен 100 центам

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बीर

इथियोपिया में धन की मूल इकाई; 100 सेंट के बराबर

🇧🇩Bengali

বির

ইথিওপিয়ায় টাকার মৌলিক একক; 100 সেন্টের সমান

🇮🇳Tamil

பிர்ர்

எத்தியோப்பியாவில் பணத்தின் அடிப்படை அலகு; 100 சென்ட்டுகளுக்கு சமம்

🇮🇳Telugu

బిర్ర్

ఇథియోపియాలో డబ్బు యొక్క ప్రాథమిక యూనిట్; 100 సెంట్లు సమానం

🇮🇳Gujarati

બિર

ઇથોપિયામાં નાણાંનું મૂળભૂત એકમ; 100 સેન્ટની બરાબર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಿರ್ರ್

ಇಥಿಯೋಪಿಯಾದಲ್ಲಿ ಹಣದ ಮೂಲ ಘಟಕ; 100 ಸೆಂಟ್‌ಗಳಿಗೆ ಸಮಾನವಾಗಿರುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബിർ

എത്യോപ്യയിലെ പണത്തിൻ്റെ അടിസ്ഥാന യൂണിറ്റ്; 100 സെൻ്റിന് തുല്യമാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਿਰਰ

ਇਥੋਪੀਆ ਵਿੱਚ ਪੈਸੇ ਦੀ ਬੁਨਿਆਦੀ ਇਕਾਈ; 100 ਸੈਂਟ ਦੇ ਬਰਾਬਰ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

比尔

埃塞俄比亚的基本货币单位；等于 100 美分

🇯🇵Japanese

ブル

エチオピアの通貨の基本単位。 100セントに等しい

🇰🇷Korean

비르

에티오피아의 기본 화폐 단위. 100센트와 같다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bạch dương

đơn vị tiền cơ bản ở Ethiopia; bằng 100 xu

🇹🇭Thai

บีร์

หน่วยเงินพื้นฐานในเอธิโอเปีย เท่ากับ 100 เซ็นต์

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بير

الوحدة الأساسية للنقود في إثيوبيا؛ يساوي 100 سنت

🇮🇱Hebrew

ביר

יחידת הכסף הבסיסית באתיופיה; שווה ל-100 סנט

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