biz

biz

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English

Etymology

Clipping of business.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɪz/
  • Rhymes: -ɪz

Noun

biz (uncountable)

  1. (slang) Business.

See also

  • showbiz

Anagrams

  • ZiB

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bi-ŕ, *bẹ-. Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰋𐰃𐰕 (b²iz /⁠biz⁠/, we).

Pronunciation

Pronoun

biz

  1. we

Declension

Derived terms

  • bizimki

Noun

biz (definite accusative bizi, plural bizlər)

  1. awl

Declension

Basque

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: biz

Etymology 1

Verb

biz

  1. Third-person singular (hura) present imperative form of izan.
    Synonym: bedi
Usage notes

Linguistically, this verb form can be seen as belonging to the reconstructed citation form edin instead of izan.

Etymology 2

Numeral

biz

  1. instrumental indefinite of bi

Breton

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *bistis.

Noun

biz m (plural bizied)

  1. finger
  2. hand (of a clock)

Inflection

Derived terms

  • bizou (ring)
    • French: bijou

Crimean Tatar

Pronoun

biz

  1. we

Declension

Noun

biz

  1. awl, bit

Declension

Further reading

  • Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎[1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Karaim

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *biŕ.

Pronoun

biz

  1. we

References

  • N. A. Baskakov, S.M. Šapšala, editor (1973), “biz”, in Karaimsko-Russko-Polʹskij Slovarʹ [Karaim-Russian-Polish Dictionary], Moscow: Moskva, →ISBN

Karakalpak

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *biŕ. Cognate to Turkish biz.

Pronoun

biz

  1. we

References

* Baskakov-Karapalpaksko-Russkiy Slovar

Khalaj

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *biŕ (we).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bɪz]
  • (Xarrâbî) IPA(key): [bɪz]

Pronoun

biz

  1. we

See also

References

  • Doerfer, Gerhard (1980) Wörterbuch des Chaladsch (Dialekt von Charrab) [Khalaj dictionary] (in German), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó
  • Doerfer, Gerhard (1988) Grammatik des Chaladsch [Grammar of Khalaj] (in German), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, →ISBN, →OCLC

Turkish

Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish بز (biz), from Proto-Turkic *bi-ŕ, *bẹ- (we). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰋𐰃𐰕 (b²iz /⁠biz⁠/), Chuvash эпир (ep̬ir, we).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /biz/

Pronoun

biz

  1. we (subject form)
Declension
  • It is one of the two words that have irregular genitive case declension. (The other word is ben that has also irregular dative case declension. Also, sen has irregular dative case declension.)

See also

Etymology 2

From Ottoman Turkish بیز (biz).

Noun

biz

  1. awl

Turkmen

Pronoun

biz

  1. (personal) we

Declension

See also

Yatzachi Zapotec

Noun

biz

  1. cat

Zhuang

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *bwiːᴬ (fat), from Middle Chinese (MC bj+j, “fat”). Cognate with Thai พี (pii), Lao ພີ (phī), ᦗᦲ (pii), Shan ပီး (píi), Ahom 𑜆𑜣 ().

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /pi˧˩/
  • Tone numbers: bi2
  • Hyphenation: biz

Adjective

biz (Sawndip forms 𰮿 or or or 𭽮 or ⿱比肥 or ⿰𦟋皮 or , 1957–1982 spelling biƨ)

  1. fat; chubby
  2. (of meat) fatty
  3. fertile; rich

Zoogocho Zapotec

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish biz (cat), originally an interjection used to call a cat. C.f. English puss.

Noun

biz

  1. cat

Derived terms

  • biz yix̱eꞌ

References

  • Long C., Rebecca; Cruz M., Sofronio (2000) Diccionario zapoteco de San Bartolomé Zoogocho, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 38)‎[2] (in Spanish), second electronic edition, Coyoacán, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 18

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