belas

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See also: bêlas and běláš

Bintulu

Etymology

From Malay belas.

Numeral

belas

-teen (to form numbers 11 - 19)

Dairi Batak

Etymology

From Malay belas.

Numeral

belas

-teen (to form numbers 11 - 19)

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

belas

singular past indicative of belezen

Anagrams

besla, sabel

Iban

Etymology

From Malay belas.

Numeral

belas

-teen (to form numbers 11 - 19)

Indonesian

Pronunciation

(Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /bəˈlas/
Rhymes: -as
Syllabification: be‧las

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay belas.

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

Etymology 2

Inherited from Malay belas. Doublet of welas.

Noun

bêlas

clemency, pity

Derived terms

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

From Malay belas.

Numeral

belas

-teen (to form numbers 11 - 19)

Malay

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)

for free

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