belas

See also: bêlas and běláš

Bintulu

Etymology

From Malay belas.

Numeral

belas

1. -teen (to form numbers 11 - 19)

Dairi Batak

Etymology

From Malay belas.

Numeral

belas

1. -teen (to form numbers 11 - 19)

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

belas

1. singular past indicative of belezen

Anagrams

• besla, sabel

Galician

Adjective

belas

1. feminine plural of belo

Iban

Etymology

From Malay belas.

Numeral

belas

1. -teen (to form numbers 11 - 19)

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /bəˈlas/ [bəˈlas]
• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: be‧las

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay belas.

Numeral

bêlas

1. -teen (to form numbers 11 - 19)
   • sebelas (“eleven”)
   • dua belas (“twelve”)
   • tiga belas (“thirteen”)
   • empat belas (“fourteen”)
   • lima belas (“fifteen”)
   • enam belas (“sixteen”)
   • tujuh belas (“seventeen”)
   • delapan belas (“eighteen”)
   • sembilan belas (“nineteen”)

Derived terms

• belasan
• kesebelasan
• sebelas

• delapan belas
• dua belas
• empat belas
• enam belas
• lima belas
• sembilan belas
• tiga belas
• tujuh belas

Etymology 2

Inherited from Malay belas. Doublet of welas.

Noun

bêlas (plural belas-belas)

1. clemency, pity

Derived terms

• membelaskan
• pembelas

• belas kasih

Further reading

• “belas”, 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

Lampung Api

Etymology

From Malay belas.

Numeral

belas

1. -teen (to form numbers 11 - 19)

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈlas/ [bəˈlas]
• Rhymes: -əlas, -las, -as
• Hyphenation: be‧las

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Displaced Old Malay [script needed] (puluh) in numbers from 11 to 19.

Numeral

belas (Jawi spelling بلس)

1. -teen (used as a combining word to form numbers from eleven to nineteen).
   • sebelas (“eleven”)
   • dua belas (“twelve”)
   • tiga belas (“thirteen”)
   • empat belas (“fourteen”)
   • lima belas (“fifteen”)
   • enam belas (“sixteen”)
   • tujuh belas (“seventeen”)
   • lapan belas (“eighteen”)
   • sembilan belas (“nineteen”)

   Abang saya berumur lapan belas tahun.

   My older brother is eighteen years old.

Derived terms

Affixations

• belasan (“teens; teenager”)
• berbelas (“in the teens”)
• sebelas (“eleven”)

Reduplications

• berbelas-belas (“dozens; in the teens”)

Descendants

• Indonesian: belas
• → Acehnese: blaih
• → Banjarese: welas
• → Dairi Batak: belas
• → Bintulu: belas
• → Central Melanau: belaih
• → Iban: belas
• → Lampung Api: belas
• → Ngaju: walas
• → Sundanese: ᮝᮨᮜᮞ᮪ (welas)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

belas (Jawi spelling بلس, plural belas-belas)

1. pity; compassion; mercy; sympathy.

   Synonyms: kasihan, simpati, empati

   Timbul rasa belas di hatinya melihat pengemis itu.

   A feeling of pity arose in his heart seeing the beggar.

Usage notes

• For this meaning, the word is most frequently used in the compound form belas kasihan.

Derived terms

Affixations

• membelaskan (“to arouse pity”)

Compounds

• belas ihsan (“compassion; mercy”)
• belas kasihan (“pity; compassion”)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: belas (inherited)

Further reading

• "belas" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "belas" at PRPM first version)

Old Occitan

Adjective

belas f pl

1. feminine plural of bel

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ.lɐs/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ.lɐs/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ.lɐʃ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ.lɐʃ/

• Hyphenation: be‧las
• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɛlɐs, (Rio de Janeiro, Portugal) -ɛlɐʃ, (Southern Brazil) -ɛlas

Adjective

belas

1. feminine plural of belo
   • 2003, J. K. Rowling, Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix, Rocco, page 628:

     Reconheceu-a imediatamente pelas belas luzes que dançavam e cintilavam como diamantes.

     He recognized it immediately by the lights that danced and sparkled like diamonds.

Volapük

Noun

belas

1. genitive plural of bel

Zazaki

Noun

belas (c)

1. for free