belang

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch belanc, from belangen. Compare English belong. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bəˈlɑŋ/ Hyphenation: be‧lang Rhymes: -ɑŋ === Noun === belang n (plural belangen, diminutive belangetje n) interest, concern het algemeen belang the public interest importance, significance Synonym: belangrijkheid ==== Derived terms ==== belangeloos belangrijk belangstelling levensbelang ==== Descendants ==== → Sranan Tongo: belan == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bəˈlaŋ/ === Verb === belang singular imperative of belangen (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) spot stripe mottle patch speck bot, spot, stain ==== Adjective ==== belang (comparative lebih belang, superlative paling belang) variegated spotted, blemished. striped. blemish, blot, spot, stain. true (color) mottle patch speck ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === 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) 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) 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 broad == Malay == === Etymology === bəlaŋ === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bəlaŋ/ === Adjective === belang (Jawi spelling بلڠ, comparative lebih belang, superlative paling belang) striped === References === == Scots == === Verb === belang belong == Woiwurrung == === Noun === belang string-bag === References ===