Belanda

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Iban

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay Belanda, from Portuguese Holanda.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Belanda

  1. Holland (a traditional region in 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

Proper noun

Bêlanda

  1. Holland (a traditional region in 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

Derived terms

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Further reading

Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Belanda (Jawi spelling بلندا)

  1. Holland (a traditional region in 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.

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Archaic synonyms

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: Belanda (inherited)
  • 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