bilong
التعريفات والمعاني
== Cebuano ==
=== Etymology ===
Attested in Encarnacion's Diccionario Bisaya-Español—3rd Edition, 1885
=== Noun ===
bilong
(obsolete) snail
Synonym: hilahila
== Tok Pisin ==
=== Etymology 1 ===
From Malay beliung.
==== Noun ====
bilong
adze
axe
hatchet
=== Etymology 2 ===
From English belong.
==== Alternative forms ====
blong
==== Preposition ====
bilong
of, belonging to
sista bilong mi ― my sister (literally, “sister of me”)
having a tendency to, known for
man bilong dringim bia ― a drunk (literally, “man with a tendency to drink beer”)
man bilong paitim ― an aggressive man (literally, “man with a tendency to fight”)
for the purpose of