bilang
Aklanon
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *bilaŋ (“to count, calculate; hold valuable”).
Bikol Central
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *bilaŋ (“to count, calculate; hold valuable”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbilaŋ/, [ˈbi.l̪aŋ]
- Hyphenation: bi‧lang
Derived terms
- bilangon
- ibilang
- kabilangan
- magbilang
Cebuano
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *bilaŋ (“to count, calculate; hold valuable”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bi‧lang
- IPA(key): /ˈbilaŋ/, [ˈbi.l̪ʌŋ]
Verb
bílang (Badlit spelling ᜊᜒᜎᜅ᜔)
Higaonon
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *bilaŋ (“to count, calculate; hold valuable”).
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay bilang, from Proto-Austronesian *bilaŋ (“to count, calculate; hold valuable”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbilaŋ/, [ˈbi.laŋ]
- Hyphenation: bi‧lang
Derived terms
Derived terms
- membilang
- membilangi
- membilangkan
- perbilangan
Further reading
- “bilang” 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.
Limos Kalinga
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *bilaŋ (“to count, calculate; hold valuable”).
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Austronesian *bilaŋ (“to count, calculate; hold valuable”). Compare Old Javanese wilaṅ and Tagalog bilang.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bilaŋ/
- Rhymes: -laŋ, -aŋ
Verb
bilang (Jawi spelling بيلڠ)
Descendants
- Indonesian: bilang
Further reading
- “bilang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*bilaŋ”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
Mansaka
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *bilaŋ (“to count, calculate; hold valuable”).
Maranao
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *bilaŋ (“to count, calculate; hold valuable”).
References
- A Maranao Dictionary, by Howard P. McKaughan and Batua A. Macaraya
Masbatenyo
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *bilaŋ (“to count, calculate; hold valuable”).
Sambali
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *bilaŋ (“to count, calculate; hold valuable”).
Tagalog
Etymology 1
From Proto-Austronesian *bilaŋ (“to count, calculate; hold valuable”). Compare Old Javanese wilaṅ, Maranao bilang, and Malay bilang.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog)
- IPA(key): /ˈbilaŋ/ [ˈbi.lɐŋ] (noun)
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ilaŋ
- IPA(key): /biˈlaŋ/ [bɪˈlaŋ] (adjective)
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -aŋ
- IPA(key): /ˈbilaŋ/ [ˈbi.lɐŋ] (noun)
- Syllabification: bi‧lang
Noun
bilang (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎᜅ᜔)
- number (counting)
- Malaki ang bilang ng mga nakiluksa para kay Dating Pangulong Cory Aquino.
- There was a large number of people who mourned for Former President Cory Aquino.
- count; amount
- act of counting
- condition of belonging or being part of something
- Hindi ka nabibilang sa pangkat.
- You are not part of the group.
- (literally, “You don't count on the group.”)
- (Batangas) dowry
- Synonyms: bigay-kaya, dote
Alternative forms
- blg., Blg. — abbreviation: "number"
Derived terms
- bilang na balhag
- bilang na balho
- bilang na basal
- bilang na ditagwayin
- bilang na gansal
- bilang na lantay
- bilang na likas
- bilang na panalatag
- bilang na panunod
- bilang na paritadlungin
- bilang na paulat
- bilang na pinaglakip
- bilang na tagwayin
- bilang na tatsihain
- bilang na tukol
- bilangan
- bilangin
- bilnuran
- bumilang
- buumbilang
- buumbilangin
- di-mabilang
- gunimbilang
- hatimbilang
- hatimbilangin
- ibilang
- kabilang
- kabilangan
- mabilang
- magkabilang
- nagbibilang ng poste
- pabilangin
- pagbibilang
- pagbibilang ng mga poste sa kalye
- pagbilang
- palabilangan
- pambilang
- pamilang
- sa bilang
- tagabilang
- tambilang
Etymology 2
From Proto-Philippine *bilaŋ (“supposing that; as if; to consider, treat as”). May be identical to etymology 1.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbilaŋ/, [ˈbi.lɐŋ]
- Hyphenation: bi‧lang
Preposition
bilang (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎᜅ᜔)
Further reading
- “bilang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Yogad
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *bilaŋ (“to count, calculate; hold valuable”).