triliun

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch triljoen (quintillion), from French trillion.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [triˈliʊn]
• Hyphenation: tri‧li‧un
• Rhymes: -ʊn, -n

Numeral

triliun

1. quintillion (10¹⁸) (rare)
2. trillion (10¹²) (influenced by English trillion).

Usage notes

Currently, the Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language defines miliar as 10⁹. Biliun and triliun each have two definitions (long and short scales), but for triliun it is written that the definition used in Indonesia is triliun=10¹². For biliun, there is no such record.

Alternative forms

• trilyun
• tera-

Coordinate terms

• Previous: biliar (10¹⁵), miliar, biliun (rare) (10⁹)
• Next: triliar (10²¹), kuadriliun (10¹⁵)

Derived terms

• bertriliun-triliun
• triliunan

Further reading

• “triliun” 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.