berlian

== Chinese == === Etymology === From Malay berlian. === Pronunciation === === Noun === berlian (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) 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 Synonym: wajik === See also === === References === === 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) A gemstone made from diamond; a diamond or brilliant. Synonyms: intan, almas cincin berlian ― diamond ring ==== Descendants ==== Indonesian: berlian === References === === Further reading === "berlian" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017