belian
Iban[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Dutch briljant, from French brillant, from Medieval Latin as if *berilare (“to sparkle like a beryl or other precious stone”), from Latin berillus, beryllus (“a beryl, gem, eyeglass”), from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος (bḗrullos, “beryl”). Doublet of brilian.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
belian
- diamond:
- a glimmering glass-like mineral that is an allotrope of carbon in which each atom is surrounded by four others in the form of a tetrahedron; a gemstone made from this mineral.
- Synonym: intan
- (in extension, card games) diamond: a card of the diamonds suit.
- a glimmering glass-like mineral that is an allotrope of carbon in which each atom is surrounded by four others in the form of a tetrahedron; a gemstone made from this mineral.
Indonesian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Affixed beli + -an, from Malay belian.
Noun[edit]
bêlian (plural belian-belian, first-person possessive belianku, second-person possessive belianmu, third-person possessive beliannya)
- purchase, property, possession, acquisition: That which is obtained, got or acquired, in any manner, honestly or dishonestly.
Etymology 2[edit]
From Malay belian, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balian (“shaman, shamaness; shamanistic ceremony”). Cognate of Balinese ᬩᬮ᭄ᬬᬦ᭄ (balian).
Noun[edit]
bêlian (plural belian-belian, first-person possessive belianku, second-person possessive belianmu, third-person possessive beliannya)
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 3[edit]
Noun[edit]
bêlian (plural belian-belian, first-person possessive belianku, second-person possessive belianmu, third-person possessive beliannya)
- Bornean ironwood, billian, ulin (Eusideroxylon zwageri).
- Synonym: ulin
Further reading[edit]
- “belian” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balian (“shaman, shamaness; shamanistic ceremony”).
Noun[edit]
belian (Jawi spelling بلين, plural belian-belian)
Derived terms[edit]
Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
Descendants[edit]
- Indonesian: belian
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
belian (Jawi spelling بلين, plural belian-belian, informal 1st possessive belianku, 2nd possessive belianmu, 3rd possessive beliannya)
- purchase (that which is obtained for a price in money or its equivalent)
Etymology 3[edit]
Noun[edit]
belian (Jawi spelling بلين)
- (kayu~) the Bornean ironwood (Eusideroxylon zwageri)
Derived terms[edit]
Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
Descendants[edit]
- Indonesian: belian
Further reading[edit]
- “belian” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- Iban terms derived from Dutch
- Iban terms derived from French
- Iban terms derived from Medieval Latin
- Iban terms derived from Latin
- Iban terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Iban doublets
- Iban terms with IPA pronunciation
- Iban lemmas
- Iban nouns
- iba:Card games
- Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Indonesian terms suffixed with -an
- Indonesian terms inherited from Malay
- Indonesian terms derived from Malay
- Indonesian lemmas
- Indonesian nouns
- Indonesian terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Indonesian terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Indonesian terms with obsolete senses
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- Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Malay lemmas
- Malay nouns
- Malay terms with obsolete senses
- Malay terms suffixed with -an
- Malay uncountable nouns
- ms:People
- ms:Shamanism
- ms:Woods