ꦮꦭꦤ꧀ꦢ

Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Holanda (“Holland”), from Old Dutch holt lant (“woodland”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wa.lɔn.dɔ/
• Rhymes: -dɔ
• Hyphenation: Wa‧lan‧da

Proper noun

ꦮꦭꦤ꧀ꦢ (Walanda)

1. Holland (a traditional region in the Netherlands formed by two modern provinces, North Holland and South Holland)
2. Holland, the Netherlands (a country in Western Europe)

Alternative forms

• ꦭꦤ꧀ꦢ (Landa)

Descendants

• → Ambonese Malay: walanda
• → Malay: Belanda
  • > Indonesian: Belanda (inherited)
  • → Iban: Belanda
  • → Tausug: Balanda'
  • → Thai: วิลันดา (wí-lan-daa)

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “Walanda”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN