bilion

From English billion, from French billion.

• IPA^(key): /bilion/
• Rhymes: -ion, -jon, -on

bilion (Jawi spelling بيليون)

1. billion

   Synonyms: ribu juta, milyar (Indonesia)

Borrowed from French billion.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbi.ljɔn/

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• Rhymes: -iljɔn
• Syllabification: bi‧lion

bilion m inan

1. trillion (10¹²) [with genitive ‘of what’]

   dodatkowy bilion ― an extra trillion

   kolejne biliony ― the next trillions

   jeden bilion ― one trillion

   dwa biliony ― two trillion

   trzy biliony ― three trillion

   cztery biliony ― four trillion

   pięć bilionów ― five trillion

   dziesiątki bilionów ― tens of trillions

   kilka bilionów ― a few trillion

   kilkanaście bilionów ― several dozen trillion

   wiele bilionów ― trillions upon trillions

   bilion dolarów ― a trillion dollars

   sięgać ileś bilionów ― to reach one trillion

   wynosić ileś bilionów ― to total/come to one trillion

2. (colloquial, hyperbolic) billion, bajillion (an unspecified very large number) [with genitive ‘of what’]

• bilion in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• bilion in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Borrowed from French billion.

bilion n (plural bilioane)

1. trillion