belas
Bintulu
Etymology
Numeral
belas
- -teen (to form numbers 11 - 19)
Dairi Batak
Etymology
Numeral
belas
- -teen (to form numbers 11 - 19)
Dutch
Pronunciation
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Verb
belas
- singular past indicative of belezen
Anagrams
Galician
Adjective
belas
- feminine plural of belo
Iban
Etymology
Numeral
belas
- -teen (to form numbers 11 - 19)
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /bəˈlas/ [bəˈlas]
- Rhymes: -as
- Syllabification: be‧las
Etymology 1
Numeral
bêlas
- -teen (to form numbers 11 - 19)
- sebelas (“eleven”)
- dua belas (“twelve”)
- tiga belas (“thirteen”)
- empat belas (“fourteen”)
- lima belas (“fifteen”)
- enam belas (“sixteen”)
- tujuh belas (“seventeen”)
- delapan belas (“eighteen”)
- sembilan belas (“nineteen”)
Derived terms
- belasan
- kesebelasan
- sebelas
Etymology 2
Inherited from Malay belas. Doublet of welas.
Noun
bêlas (comparative lebih belas, superlative paling belas)
Derived terms
- berbelaskasihan
- membelaskan
- pembelas
- belas kasih
- belas kasihan
Further reading
- “belas” 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.
Lampung Api
Etymology
Numeral
belas
- -teen (to form numbers 11 - 19)
Malay
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəlas/
- Rhymes: -əlas, -las, -as
Numeral
belas (Jawi spelling بلس)
- -teen (to form numbers 11 - 19)
- sebelas (“eleven”)
- dua belas (“twelve”)
- tiga belas (“thirteen”)
- empat belas (“fourteen”)
- lima belas (“fifteen”)
- enam belas (“sixteen”)
- tujuh belas (“seventeen”)
- lapan belas (“eighteen”)
- sembilan belas (“nineteen”)
Descendants
- Indonesian: belas
- → Acehnese: blaih
- → Banjarese: welas
- → Dairi Batak: belas
- → Bintulu: belas
- → Central Melanau: belaih
- → Iban: belas
- → Lampung Api: belas
- → Ngaju: walas
- → Sundanese: ᮝᮨᮜᮞ᮪ (welas)
Old Occitan
Adjective
belas f pl
- feminine plural of bel
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbɛ.lɐs/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈbɛ.lɐʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbɛ.las/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbɛ.lɐʃ/
Adjective
belas
- feminine plural of belo
- 2003, J. K. Rowling, Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix, Rocco, page 628:
- Reconheceu-a imediatamente pelas belas luzes que dançavam e cintilavam como diamantes.
- He recognized it immediately by the lights that danced and sparkled like diamonds.
Volapük
Noun
belas
- genitive plural of bel
Zazaki
Noun
belas (c)