biljoen

Dutch

Alternative forms

• billioen (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French billion. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɪlˈjun/

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• Hyphenation: bil‧joen
• Rhymes: -un

Noun

biljoen n (plural biljoenen, diminutive biljoentje n)

1. a trillion, 10¹²
2. (rare) billion, 10⁹

Related terms

• biljard
• miljoen
• triljoen
• ziljoen

Descendants

• → Indonesian: biliun