Belanda

See also: belanda

Iban

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay Belanda, from Portuguese Holanda.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bə.lan.da/

Proper noun

Belanda

  1. Holland (a traditional region of the Netherlands formed by two modern provinces, North Holland and South Holland)
  2. Holland, the Netherlands (a country in Western Europe)

Adjective

Belanda

  1. Dutch

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay Belanda, from Javanese ꦮꦭꦤ꧀ꦢ (walanda), from Portuguese Holanda (Holland), from Old Dutch holt lant (woodland).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /bəˈlanda/ [bəˈlan.da]
  • Rhymes: -anda
  • Syllabification: Be‧lan‧da

Proper noun

Bêlanda

  1. Holland (a traditional region of the Netherlands formed by two modern provinces, North Holland and South Holland)
  2. Holland, the Netherlands (a country in Western Europe)

Adjective

Bêlanda

  1. Dutch

Alternative forms

Derived terms

  • kebelanda-belandaan
  • membelandakan

See also

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Javanese ꦮꦭꦤ꧀ꦢ (walanda), from Portuguese Holanda (Holland), from Old Dutch holt lant (woodland).

Pronunciation

  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /bəˈlandə/ [bəˈlan.də]
    • Rhymes: -də,
  • (Baku) IPA(key): /bəˈlanda/ [bəˈlan.da]
    • Rhymes: -da, -a
  • Hyphenation: Be‧lan‧da

Proper noun

Belanda (Jawi spelling بلندا)

  1. Holland (a traditional region of the Netherlands formed by two modern provinces, North Holland and South Holland)
  2. Holland, the Netherlands (a country in Western Europe)
  3. The Dutch language.
  4. The people of the Netherlands.

Affixations

  • belandakan (to Dutchify; to translate into Dutch)

Compounds

Synonyms

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: Belanda (inherited)
  • Makasar: Balanda
  • Acehnese: Blanda
  • Dhuwal: balanda
  • Dutch: Blanda, blanda
  • Iban: Belanda
  • Tausug: Balanda'
  • Thai: วิลันดา (wí-lan-daa)

References

  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “بلندا bĕlanda”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 58
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “بلند bĕlanda”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 112
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “Belanda”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 105

Further reading