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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch belanc, from belangen. Compare English belong.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈlɑŋ/
- Hyphenation: be‧lang
- Rhymes: -ɑŋ
Noun
belang n (plural belangen, diminutive belangetje n)
- interest, concern
- het algemeen belang
- the public interest
- importance, significance
- Synonym: belangrijkheid
Derived terms
Descendants
German
Pronunciation
Verb
belang
- singular imperative of belangen
- (colloquial) first-person singular present of belangen
Karo Batak
Etymology
From Proto-Batak *bəlag, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəlaj.
Pronunciation
Adjective
belang
- broad
Malay
Etymology
bəlaŋ
Pronunciation
Adjective
belang (Jawi spelling بلڠ)
- striped
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