berlian

Chinese

Etymology

From Malay berlian.

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bêr-liân

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Penang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bêr-liân
    • Tâi-lô: bêr-liân
    • Sinological IPA (Penang): /bə²³⁻²¹ liɛn²³/

Noun

berlian

1. (Penang Hokkien) diamond

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay berlian, from English brilliant or Dutch briljant, from French brillant (late 17th century), present participle of the verb briller, from Italian brillare, possibly from Latin berillus, beryllus (“a beryl, gem, eyeglass”), from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος (bḗrullos, “beryl”). Doublet of brilian.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /bərˈlian/ [bərˈli.an]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: ber‧li‧an

Noun

bêrlian (plural berlian-berlian)

1. diamond:
   1. a glimmering glass-like mineral that is an allotrope of carbon in which each atom is surrounded by four others in the form of a tetrahedron; a gemstone made from this mineral

      Synonym: intan

   2. (in extension, card games) diamond: a card of the diamonds suit

      Synonym: wajik

Further reading

• “berlian”, 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

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from English brilliant or Dutch briljant, from French brillant (late 17th century), present participle of the verb briller, from Italian brillare, possibly from Latin berillus, beryllus (“a beryl, gem, eyeglass”), from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος (bḗrullos, “beryl”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bə(r).li.jan]
• Rhymes: -an
• Hyphenation: ber‧li‧an

Noun

berlian (Jawi spelling برليان, plural berlian-berlian or berlian²)

1. A gemstone made from diamond; a diamond or brilliant.

   Synonyms: intan, almas

   cincin berlian ― diamond ring

Descendants

• Indonesian: berlian

Further reading

• "berlian" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017