Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *ber
Meaning: plait, knit, fasten
Tibetan: ãbjar, ãbjor to stick to, adhere to, sbjor (p., f. sbjar) to affix, to attach, fasten.
Lushai: phiar to knit, plait, crochet.
Comments: Bahing phyer sew. Ben. 46. Cf. PAN *piri 'plait, wrap'.