bilion

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See also: bilión

Malay

Malay numbers (edit)
[a], [b], [c] ←  1,000  ←  1,000,000 (106) 1,000,000,000 (109) 1012  →  1015  → 
    Cardinal: bilion

Etymology

From English billion, from French billion.

Pronunciation

Numeral

bilion (Jawi spelling بيليون)

  1. billion
    Synonyms: ribu juta, milyar (Indonesia)

Polish

Polish numbers (edit)
 ←  1,000,000 (106)  ←  1,000,000,000 (109) 1012 1015  →  1018  → 
    Cardinal: bilion
    Ordinal: bilionowy
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Etymology

Borrowed from French billion.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbi.ljɔn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -iljɔn
  • Syllabification: bi‧lion

Noun

bilion m inan

  1. trillion (1012)
    dodatkowy bilionan extra trillion
    kolejne bilionythe next trillions
    jeden bilionone trillion
    dwa bilionytwo trillion
    trzy bilionythree trillion
    cztery bilionyfour trillion
    pięć bilionówfive trillion
    dziesiątki bilionówtens of trillions
    kilka bilionówa few trillion
    kilkanaście bilionówseveral dozen trillion
    wiele bilionówtrillions upon trillions
    bilion dolarówa trillion dollars
    sięgać ileś bilionówto reach one trillion
    wynosić ileś bilionówto total/come to one trillion
  2. (colloquial, hyperbolic) billion, bajillion (an unspecified very large number)

Declension

Derived terms

adjective

Further reading

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

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French billion.

Noun

bilion n (plural bilioane)

  1. trillion

Declension