Belau

See also: belau

Afrikaans

Proper noun

Belau

  1. alternative form of Palau: Palau (a country consisting of around 340 islands in Micronesia, in Oceania)

Derived terms

Palauan

Etymology

Either from aidebelau (“indirect replies”) in reference to the island's creation story, or from beluu (“village”), from Pre-Palauan *baluwa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua (“inhabited land, territory”).

Proper noun

Belau

  1. Palau (a country consisting of around 340 islands in Micronesia, in Oceania)

Descendants

  • ⇒ Japanese: パラオ (Parao)

Spanish

Etymology

Ultimately from Palauan Belau (“Palau”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /beˈlau/ [beˈlau̯]
  • Rhymes: -au
  • Syllabification: Be‧lau

Proper noun

Belau ?

  1. Palau (a country consisting of around 340 islands in Micronesia, in Oceania)
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