Belanda

See also: belanda

Iban

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay Belanda, from Portuguese Holanda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bə.lan.da/

Proper noun

Belanda

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)

Adjective

Belanda

1. Dutch

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /bəˈlanda/ [bəˈlan.da]
• Rhymes: -anda
• Syllabification: Be‧lan‧da

Proper noun

Bêlanda

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)

Adjective

Bêlanda

1. Dutch

Alternative forms

• Wolanda (archaic)

Derived terms

• kebelanda-belandaan
• membelandakan

 

• ayam belanda
• Belanda depok
• Belanda hitam
• kucing belanda
• semangka belanda

 

See also

• (countries of Europe) negara-negara di Eropa; Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belanda, Belarus, Belgia, Bosnia dan Herzegovina, Britania Raya, Bulgaria, Ceko, Denmark, Estonia, Finlandia, Georgia, Hongaria, Irlandia, Islandia, Italia, Jerman, Kazakhstan, Kroasia, Latvia, Listenstaina, Lituania, Luksemburg, Makedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monako, Montenegro, Norwegia, Perancis, Polandia, Portugal, Rumania, Rusia, San Marino, Serbia, Siprus, Slovenia, Slowakia, Spanyol, Swedia, Swiss, Turki, Ukraina, Yunani, Vatikan

Further reading

• “Belanda” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [bə.lan.də]
  • Rhymes: -də, -ə
• (Baku) IPA^(key): [bə.lan.da]
  • Rhymes: -da, -a
• Hyphenation: Be‧lan‧da

Proper noun

Belanda (Jawi spelling بلندا)

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)
3. The Dutch language.
4. The people of the Netherlands.

Affixations

• belandakan (to Dutchify; to translate into Dutch)

 

Compounds

• air belanda
• ayam belanda
• bahasa Belanda
• beras belanda
• durian belanda
• halwa belanda
• kucing belanda
• monyet belanda
• negeri Belanda
• orang Belanda
• terung belanda
• tikus belanda

 

Archaic synonyms

• Holanda
• Wolanda / Wilanda

Descendants

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

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “بلندا bĕlanda”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 58
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “بلند bĕlanda”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 112
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “Belanda”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 105

Further reading

• “Belanda” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.