bilang

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Aklanon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *bilaŋ (“to count, calculate; hold valuable”).

Verb

bilang

  1. to reckon, to count

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *bilaŋ (“to count, calculate; hold valuable”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbilaŋ/,
  • Hyphenation: bi‧lang

Noun

bílang (Basahan spelling ᜊᜒᜎᜅ᜔)

  1. count; enumeration
    Synonym: kuwenta

Derived terms

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *bilaŋ (“to count, calculate; hold valuable”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: bi‧lang
  • IPA(key): /ˈbilaŋ/,

Verb

bílang (Badlit spelling ᜊᜒᜎᜅ᜔)

  1. to regard; to consider to treat (something in a given way etc.)
    Synonyms: respeto, isip, taha, tamod

Anagrams

Higaonon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *bilaŋ (“to count, calculate; hold valuable”).

Verb

bilang

  1. to count

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay bilang, from Proto-Austronesian *bilaŋ (“to count, calculate; hold valuable”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbilaŋ/,
  • Hyphenation: bi‧lang

Verb

bilang

  1. to count
    Synonym: hitung

Derived terms

Verb

bilang

  1. (colloquial) to say
    Synonyms: kata, cakap

Derived terms

Further reading

Limos Kalinga

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *bilaŋ (“to count, calculate; hold valuable”).

Noun

bilang

  1. number
    Synonym: iyap

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *bilaŋ (“to count, calculate; hold valuable”). Compare Old Javanese wilaṅ and Tagalog bilang.

Pronunciation

Verb

bilang (Jawi spelling بيلڠ)

  1. to say
    Synonyms: cakap, kata, sebut
  2. to talk
    Synonyms: cakap, tutur, bicara
  3. to count (to enumerate or determine number)
    Synonyms: hitung, kira

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: bilang

Further reading

  • “bilang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
  • Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*bilaŋ”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Mansaka

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *bilaŋ (“to count, calculate; hold valuable”).

Verb

bilang

  1. to count

Maranao

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *bilaŋ (“to count, calculate; hold valuable”).

Noun

bilang

  1. number

Verb

bilang

  1. to count
  2. to include

References

Masbatenyo

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *bilaŋ (“to count, calculate; hold valuable”).

Noun

bilang

  1. number
    Synonym: numero

Sambali

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *bilaŋ (“to count, calculate; hold valuable”).

Noun

bilang

  1. number

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Austronesian *bilaŋ (“to count, calculate; hold valuable”). Compare Old Javanese wilaṅ, Maranao bilang, and Malay bilang.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbilaŋ/, (noun)
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  • IPA(key): /biˈlaŋ/, (adjective)
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  • Syllabification: bi‧lang

Noun

bilang (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎᜅ᜔)

  1. number (counting)
    Malaki ang bilang ng mga nakiluksa para kay Dating Pangulong Cory Aquino.
    There was a large number of people who mourned for Former President Cory Aquino.
  2. count; amount
  3. act of counting
  4. condition of belonging or being part of something
    Hindi ka nabibilang sa pangkat.
    You are not part of the group.
    (literally, “You don't count on the group.”)
  5. (Batangas) dowry
    Synonyms: bigay-kaya, dote
Alternative forms
Derived terms

Adjective

biláng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎᜅ᜔)

  1. counted
  2. limited; numbered; of a few number

Etymology 2

From Proto-Philippine *bilaŋ (“supposing that; as if; to consider, treat as”). May be identical to etymology 1.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbilaŋ/,
  • Hyphenation: bi‧lang

Preposition

bilang (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎᜅ᜔)

  1. as; in the capacity of; in the role of
  2. for the purpose of; as; by way of

Further reading

  • “bilang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

Yogad

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *bilaŋ (“to count, calculate; hold valuable”).

Noun

biláng

  1. number
  2. count
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