Balanda'

Tausug

Etymology

From Malay Belanda, from Javanese ꦮꦭꦤ꧀ꦢ (walanda), from Portuguese Holanda (“Holland”), from Old Dutch holt lant (“woodland”).

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /balandaʔ/ [ba.lan̪ˈd̪aʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: Ba‧lan‧da'

Proper noun

Balanda' (Sulat Sūg spelling بَلَنْدَأْ)

1. Holland, Netherlands (officially Kingdom of the Netherlands)
2. (historical) Dutch Empire

Noun

Balanda' (Sulat Sūg spelling بَلَنْدَأْ)

1. Dutch people
2. Dutchman
3. Dutchwoman
4. Hollander
5. Netherlander
6. Dutch language

   Huwas sin bunu' dunya hikaruwa iban pagjaid sin Jipun, nagtanam na in manga raayat Indunisiya magmuparik sin pagbalik sin manga Balanda'.

   After the Second World War ended and surrender of Imperial Japan, the Indonesian people were preparing for revolution against the return of the Dutch.

Adjective

Balanda' (Sulat Sūg spelling بَلَنْدَأْ)

1. Dutch:
   1. anything related to Netherlands or Holland (i.e culture, language, food, etc.)
   2. of Dutch origin

Derived terms

• bumalanda'
• magbalanda'