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biryani en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /bɪ.ɾə.jɑː.niː/ (Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, South-Asia, Sri-Lanka)
  • /bɪɾ.jɑː.niː/ (Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, South-Asia, Sri-Lanka)
  • (US) audio
  • [bɪɾ.jäː.niː] (Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, South-Asia, Sri-Lanka)
  • /bɪ.ɾɪ.jɑː.niː/ (Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, South-Asia, Sri-Lanka)
  • [bɪ.ɾi.jäː.niː] (Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, South-Asia, Sri-Lanka)
  • [bɪ.ɾɐ.jäː.niː] (Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, South-Asia, Sri-Lanka)

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi बिरयानी (biryānī) / Urdu بِرْیَانی (biryānī)), from Classical Persian بِرْیَانِی (biryānī), from بِرْیَان (biryān, “roast”) (from برشتن (birištan, “to roast”)) + the suffix ـی (-ī). Doublet of briam.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) A spiced dish of rice, blended with meat and/or vegetables.
    • Thereafter, the menu is divided into a number of sections: Syrian Christian specialities from Kerala; coastal seafood dishes; Malabar biryanis; vegetable curries; and special dosas. 2008, Charles Campion, London Restaurant Guide 2009, page 8:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
biriani alternative lexicographic
baryani alternative lexicographic
biryanis Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

Pakki biryani:Thalassery biryani · Kacchi biryani:Hyderabadi biryani

Descendants

biryani · biryani

Translations (38)

ja ビリヤニ (dish of spiced rice) · ar بِرْيَانِي (dish of spiced rice) · my ဒံပေါက် (dish of spiced rice) · sd برياني (dish of spiced rice) · es biryani (dish of spiced rice) · te బిర్యాని (dish of spiced rice) · bn বিরিয়ানী (dish of spiced rice) · nb biryani (dish of spiced rice) · fr beriani (dish of spiced rice) · fi biryani (dish of spiced rice) · hi बिरयानी (dish of spiced rice) · kn ಬಿರಿಯಾನಿ (dish of spiced rice) · th ข้าวหมก (dish of spiced rice) · mk бирија́ни (dish of spiced rice) · pa بریانی (dish of spiced rice) · pa ਬਿਰਿਆਨੀ (dish of spiced rice) · ur بریانی (dish of spiced rice) · ml ബിരിയാണി (dish of spiced rice) · ms beriani (dish of spiced rice) · as বিৰিয়ানি (dish of spiced rice) · sat ᱵᱤᱨᱤᱭᱟᱱᱤ (dish of spiced rice) · mr बिर्याणी (dish of spiced rice) · ja ビリヤーニー (dish of spiced rice) · id biryani (dish of spiced rice) · cmn 印度香飯 /印度香饭 (dish of spiced rice) · ru бирия́ни (dish of spiced rice) · si බුරියානි (dish of spiced rice) · fa بریانی (dish of spiced rice) · ru бирья́ни (dish of spiced rice) · de Biryani (dish of spiced rice) · or ବିରିୟାନୀ (dish of spiced rice) · ta பிரியாணி (dish of spiced rice) · dv ބިރިޔާނީ (dish of spiced rice) · pt biryani (dish of spiced rice) · fr biryani (dish of spiced rice) · ko 비르야니 (dish of spiced rice) · mfe briyani (dish of spiced rice) · fr biriani (dish of spiced rice)