belau

== Ladin == === Etymology === From Old Ladin *bel leu, from Latin bellus (“beautiful, fine”) + Latin lēvis (“light”), literally perhaps “quite lightly, quite easily”. Compare Occitan benlèu and Catalan belleu. === Adverb === belau (Gherdëina, Badiot) almost Da sëira sons belau for a cësa. ― In the evening I'm almost always at home. L ie belau Pasca. ― It's almost Easter. ==== Alternative forms ==== feter, nia cis (Gherdëina) feter, apresciapüch (Badiot) beleche, belelà (Fascian) ==== References ==== == Indonesian == === Alternative forms === blau (nonstandard) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [bəˈlau̯] Hyphenation: bê‧lau === Etymology 1 === From Dutch blauw. ==== Noun ==== belau (plural belau-belau) a washing blue, for bluing (colloquial, possibly dated) blue Synonym: biru ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Noun ==== belau (plural belau-belau) threadfin shad Synonym: beledang Bloch's gizzard shad === Further reading === “belau”, 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 == === Alternative forms === berlau === Etymology === From Dutch blauw, from Old Dutch *blāo, from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [bəlau̯] Rhymes: -au̯ === Adjective === belau (Jawi spelling بلاو, comparative lebih belau, superlative paling belau) (Indonesia, Netherlands) blue (blue-colored) ==== Synonyms ==== biru / بيرو nila / نيلا paul / ڤاءول === Noun === belau (Jawi spelling بلاو, plural belau-belau or belau2) (Indonesia, Netherlands) blue (colour)