belang

See also: Belang

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch belanc, equivalent to a deverbal from belangen. Compare English belong.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈlɑŋ/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: be‧lang
• Rhymes: -ɑŋ

Noun

belang n (plural belangen, diminutive belangetje n)

1. interest, concern

   het algemeen belang

   the public interest

2. importance, significance

   Synonym: belangrijkheid

Derived terms

• belangeloos
• belangrijk
• belangstelling
• levensbelang

Descendants

• → Sranan Tongo: belan

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈlaŋ/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Verb

belang

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

Indonesian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay belang.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /bəˈlaŋ/ [bəˈlaŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: be‧lang

Noun

belang (plural belang-belang)

1. spot
2. stripe
3. mottle
4. patch
5. speck
6. bot, spot, stain
7. bad character

Adjective

belang (comparative lebih belang, superlative paling belang)

1. variegated
2. spotted, blemished.
3. striped.
4. blemish, blot, spot, stain.
5. true (color)
6. mottle
7. patch
8. speck

Hyponyms

• belang bentong
• belang kambingan
• belang pelangi

Derived terms

• belang-belang
• berbelang-belang

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ambonese Malay [Term?].

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbelaŋ/ [ˈbe.laŋ]
• Rhymes: -elaŋ
• Syllabification: be‧lang

Noun

belang (plural belang-belang)

1. a large or medium-sized traditional boat, without outriggers, can accommodate twenty people, usually has a special symbol such as a rooster or turtle to indicate the owner's identity [since 2024]

Alternative forms

• balang

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Totoli [Term?].

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbelaŋ/ [ˈbe.laŋ]
• Rhymes: -elaŋ
• Syllabification: be‧lang

Noun

belang (plural belang-belang)

1. fighting cats

Further reading

• “belang”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Karo Batak

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəlaŋ/

Adjective

belang

1. broad

Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəlaŋ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəlaŋ/

Adjective

belang (Jawi spelling بلڠ, comparative lebih belang, superlative paling belang)

1. striped

Scots

Verb

belang

1. belong

Woiwurrung

Noun

belang

1. alternative form of bilang (“bag, woven bag, string-bag”)