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Cebuano
Etymology
Attested in Encarnacion's Diccionario Bisaya-Español—3rd Edition, 1885
Noun
bilong
- (obsolete) snail
- Synonym: hilahila
Tok Pisin
Etymology 1
From Malay beliung.
Noun
bilong
- adze
- axe
- hatchet
Etymology 2
From English belong.
Alternative forms
Preposition
bilong
- of, belonging to
- sista bilong mi - my sister
- James Leach and Porer Nombo, Reite Plants, p. 10
ol bai kisim retpela plaua bilong en
they gather the red flowers of this
1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 1:25:
- having a tendency to, known for
- man bilong dringim bia - a drunk
- man bilong paitim - an aggressive man
1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 1:7:
- for the purpose of
1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 1:15:
- James Leach and Porer Nombo, Reite Plants, p. 38
Skin diwai bilong rausim tewel
Bark for banishing spirits