belang

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch belanc, from belangen. Compare English belong.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bəˈlɑŋ/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧lang
  • Rhymes: -ɑŋ

Noun[edit]

belang n (plural belangen, diminutive belangetje n)

  1. interest, concern
    het algemeen belang
    the public interest
  2. importance, significance
    Synonym: belangrijkheid

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • → Sranan Tongo: belan

German[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

belang

  1. singular imperative of belangen
  2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of belangen

Karo Batak[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Batak *bəlag, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəlaj.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

belang

  1. broad

Malay[edit]

Etymology[edit]

bəlaŋ[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

belang (Jawi spelling بلڠ)

  1. striped

References[edit]

  1. ^ cf. "belang", "pelang" & "pelangi" in Wilkinson, Richard James (1901). A Malay-English Dictionary. London: Kelly & Walsh Limited. pp. 110, 466-467
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