belian

== Iban == === Etymology === From Dutch briljant, from French brillant, from Medieval Latin as if *berilare (“to sparkle like a beryl or other precious stone”), from Latin berillus, beryllus (“a beryl, gem, eyeglass”), from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος (bḗrullos, “beryl”). Doublet of brilian. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [bəˈli.an] Hyphenation: be‧li‧an === Noun === belian diamond: 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 (in extension, card games) diamond: a card of the diamonds suit. == Indonesian == === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /bəˈlian/ [bəˈli.an] Rhymes: -an Syllabification: be‧li‧an === Etymology 1 === From beli +‎ -an, from Malay belian. ==== Noun ==== bêlian (plural belian-belian) purchase, property, possession, acquisition (hat which is obtained, got or acquired, in any manner, honestly or dishonestly) === Etymology 2 === From Malay belian, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balian (“shaman, shamaness; shamanistic ceremony”). Cognate of Balinese balian. Doublet of balian ==== Noun ==== bêlian (plural belian-belian) (obsolete) shaman; sorcerer Synonyms: balian, dukun, pawang, tabib ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 3 === From Malay belian. ==== Noun ==== bêlian (plural belian-belian) Bornean ironwood, billian, ulin (Eusideroxylon zwageri) Synonym: ulin === Further reading === “belian”, 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 == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bəˈljan/ [bəˈljan] Rhymes: -an Hyphenation: be‧lian === Etymology 1 === From (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balian (“shaman, shamaness; shamanistic ceremony”). ==== Noun ==== belian (Jawi spelling بلين, plural belian-belian or belian2) (obsolete) shaman; sorcerer Synonyms: bomoh, dukun, pawang ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Indonesian: belian === Etymology 2 === beli +‎ -an ==== Noun ==== belian (Jawi spelling بلين, plural belian-belian or belian2) purchase (that which is obtained for a price in money or its equivalent) === Etymology 3 === ==== Noun ==== belian (Jawi spelling بلين, uncountable) (kayu~) the Bornean ironwood (Eusideroxylon zwageri) ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Indonesian: belian === Further reading === "belian" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017