Belau

== Afrikaans == === Proper noun === Belau alternative form of Palau: Palau (a country consisting of around 340 islands in Micronesia, in Oceania) ==== Derived terms ==== Belauer Belaus == Palauan == === Etymology === Either from aidebelau (“indirect replies”) in reference to the island's creation story, or from beluu (“village”), from Pre-Palauan *baluwa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua (“inhabited land, territory”). === Proper noun === Belau Palau (a country consisting of around 340 islands in Micronesia, in Oceania) ==== Descendants ==== ⇒ Japanese: パラオ (Parao) == Spanish == === Etymology === Ultimately from Palauan Belau (“Palau”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /beˈlau/ [beˈlau̯] Rhymes: -au Syllabification: Be‧lau === Proper noun === Belau ? Palau (a country consisting of around 340 islands in Micronesia, in Oceania)