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Aklanon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *bilaŋ (“to count, calculate; hold valuable”).

Verb

bilang

  1. to reckon, to count

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *bilaŋ (“to count, calculate; hold valuable”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbilaŋ/ [ˈbi.l̪aŋ]
  • Hyphenation: bi‧lang

Noun

bílang (Basahan spelling ᜊᜒᜎᜅ᜔)

  1. count; enumeration
    Synonym: kuwenta
  2. number
    Synonym: numero

Derived terms

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *bilaŋ (“to count, calculate; hold valuable”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: bi‧lang
  • IPA(key): /ˈbilaŋ/ [ˈbi.l̪ɐŋ]

Verb

bílang (Badlit spelling ᜊᜒᜎᜅ᜔)

  1. to regard; to consider to treat (something in a given way etc.)
    Synonyms: respeto, isip, taha, tamod

Anagrams

Higaonon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *bilaŋ (“to count, calculate; hold valuable”).

Verb

bilang

  1. to count

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay bilang, from Proto-Austronesian *bilaŋ (“to count, calculate; hold valuable”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈbilaŋ/ [ˈbi.laŋ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ilaŋ
  • Syllabification: bi‧lang

Verb

bilang

  1. (colloquial) to say
    Synonyms: bercakap, berbicara, berkata
  2. (dialectal or rare) synonym of hitung (“to count”)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

Further reading

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Kankanaey

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *bilaŋ (“to count, calculate; hold valuable”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbilaŋ/ [ˈbiː.lʌŋ]
    • Rhymes: -ilaŋ
  • (Sagada, parts of Sabangan) IPA(key): /ˈbiraŋ/ [ˈbiː.rʌŋ]
    • Rhymes: -iraŋ
  • Syllabification: bi‧lang

Noun

bílang (plural bilbilang)

  1. number (counting)
  2. count; amount
  3. act of counting

Derived terms

  • bilangen
  • Bilbilang
  • inbilang
  • maibilang
  • manbilang
  • mangipabilang
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Limos Kalinga

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *bilaŋ (“to count, calculate; hold valuable”).

Noun

bilang

  1. number
    Synonym: iyap

Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *bilaŋ (“to count, calculate; hold valuable”). Compare Old Javanese wilaṅ and Tagalog bilang.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbilaŋ/ [ˈbi.laŋ]
  • Rhymes: -ilaŋ, -laŋ, -aŋ
  • Hyphenation: bi‧lang

Verb

bilang (Jawi spelling بيلڠ)

  1. to say
    Synonyms: cakap, kata, sebut
  2. to talk
    Synonyms: cakap, tutur, bicara
  3. to count (to enumerate or determine number)
    Synonyms: hitung, kira

Derived terms

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: bilang (inherited)

Further reading

  • "bilang" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*bilaŋ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
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Mansaka

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *bilaŋ (“to count, calculate; hold valuable”).

Verb

bilang

  1. to count

Maranao

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *bilaŋ (“to count, calculate; hold valuable”).

Noun

bilang

  1. number

Verb

bilang

  1. to count
  2. to include

References

  • Howard P. McKaughan, Batua A. Macaraya (1967), A Maranao Dictionary‎ (overall work in Maranao and English), University of Hawaii Press

Masbatenyo

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *bilaŋ (“to count, calculate; hold valuable”).

Noun

bilang

  1. number
    Synonym: numero

Pagu

Pronunciation

Noun

bilang (epenthetic form bilanga)

  1. sister

References

  • Perangin Angin, Dalan Mehuli (2023), Kamus Pagu-Indonesia-Inggris, Jakarta: Penerbit BRIN

Sambali

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *bilaŋ (“to count, calculate; hold valuable”).

Noun

bilang

  1. number

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Austronesian *bilaŋ (“to count, calculate; hold valuable”). Compare Old Javanese wilaṅ, Maranao bilang, and Malay bilang.

Pronunciation

Noun

bilang (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎᜅ᜔)

  1. number (counting)
    Malaki ang bilang ng mga nakiluksa para kay Dating Pangulong Cory Aquino.
    There was a large number of people who mourned for Former President Cory Aquino.
  2. count; amount
  3. act of counting
  4. condition of belonging or being part of something
    Hindi ka nabibilang sa pangkat.
    You are not part of the group.
    (literally, “You don't count on the group.”)
  5. (Batangas) dowry; bride price
    Synonyms: bigay-kaya, dote, pasalap, ubad
Alternative forms
  • blg., Blg. — abbreviation: "number"
Derived terms

Adjective

biláng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎᜅ᜔)

  1. counted
  2. limited; numbered; of a few number
    Bilang na ang mga araw mo.
    Your days are numbered.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Philippine *bilaŋ (“supposing that; as if; to consider, treat as”). May be identical to etymology 1.

Pronunciation

Preposition

bilang (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎᜅ᜔)

  1. as; in the capacity of; in the role of
  2. for the purpose of; as; by way of

Further reading

  • “bilang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.

Anagrams

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