bilang

See also: Bilang

Aklanon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *bilaŋ (“supposing that; as if; to consider, treat as”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbilaŋ/ [ˈbiː.laŋ]
• Rhymes: -ilaŋ
• Syllabification: bi‧lang

Noun

bílang

1. reckoning; considering

Preposition

bílang

1. somewhat like; like; considered as

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *bilaŋ (“to count, calculate; hold valuable”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bi‧lang
• IPA^(key): /ˈbilaŋ/ [ˈbi.l̪ɐŋ]

Verb

bílang (Badlit spelling ᜊᜒᜎᜅ᜔)

1. to regard; to consider to treat (something in a given way etc.)

   Synonyms: respeto, isip, taha, tamod

Anagrams

• baling, bangil, labing, libang, ngabil

Central Bikol

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *bilaŋ (“to count, calculate; hold valuable”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbilaŋ/ [ˈbi.l̪aŋ]
• Hyphenation: bi‧lang

Noun

bílang (Basahan spelling ᜊᜒᜎᜅ᜔)

1. count; enumeration

   Synonym: kuwenta

2. number

   Synonym: numero

Derived terms

• bilangon
• ibilang
• kabilangan
• magbilang

Higaonon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *bilaŋ (“to count, calculate; hold valuable”).

Verb

bilang

1. to count

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay bilang, from Proto-Austronesian *bilaŋ (“to count, calculate; hold valuable”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbilaŋ/ [ˈbi.laŋ]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ilaŋ
• Syllabification: bi‧lang

Verb

bilang

1. (colloquial) to say

   Synonyms: bercakap, berbicara, berkata

2. (dialectal or rare) synonym of hitung (“to count”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of bilang (fully conjugated)

Active (1)	membilang
Active (2)	berbilang
Passive (1)	terbilang
Passive (2)	dibilang
Basic / Imperative	bilang
Note(s): Not all of them are commonly used. See also Appendix:Indonesian verbs.

Derived terms

• berbilang
• berbilang-bilang
• bilangan
• kebilangan
• membilang
• membilangkan
• pembilang
• pembilangan
• sebilang
• sebilangan
• terbilang

• membilang
• membilangi
• membilangkan
• perbilangan

Further reading

• “bilang”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Kankanaey

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *bilaŋ (“to count, calculate; hold valuable”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbilaŋ/ [ˈbiː.lʌŋ]
  • Rhymes: -ilaŋ
• (Sagada, parts of Sabangan) IPA^(key): /ˈbiraŋ/ [ˈbiː.rʌŋ]
  • Rhymes: -iraŋ
• Syllabification: bi‧lang

Noun

bílang (plural bilbilang)

1. number (counting)
2. count; amount
3. act of counting

Derived terms

• bilangen
• Bilbilang
• inbilang
• maibilang
• manbilang
• mangipabilang

Limos Kalinga

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *bilaŋ (“to count, calculate; hold valuable”).

Noun

bilang

1. number

   Synonym: iyap

Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *bilaŋ (“to count, calculate; hold valuable”). Compare Old Javanese wilaṅ and Tagalog bilang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbilaŋ/ [ˈbi.laŋ]
• Rhymes: -ilaŋ, -laŋ, -aŋ
• Hyphenation: bi‧lang

Verb

bilang (Jawi spelling بيلڠ)

1. to say

   Synonyms: cakap, kata, sebut

2. to talk

   Synonyms: cakap, tutur, bicara

3. to count (to enumerate or determine number)

   Synonyms: hitung, kira

Derived terms

• berbilang
• bilangan
• dibilang
• membilang
• pembilang
• pembilangan
• terbilang

Descendants

• > Indonesian: bilang (inherited)

Further reading

• "bilang" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*bilaŋ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Mansaka

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *bilaŋ (“to count, calculate; hold valuable”).

Verb

bilang

1. to count

Maranao

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *bilaŋ (“to count, calculate; hold valuable”).

Noun

bilang

1. number

Verb

bilang

1. to count
2. to include

References

• Howard P. McKaughan, Batua A. Macaraya (1967), A Maranao Dictionary‎^[1] (overall work in Maranao and English), University of Hawaii Press

Masbatenyo

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *bilaŋ (“to count, calculate; hold valuable”).

Noun

bilang

1. number

   Synonym: numero

Pagu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbi.laŋ]

  • Audio:

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Noun

bilang (epenthetic form bilanga)

1. sister

References

• Perangin Angin, Dalan Mehuli (2023), Kamus Pagu-Indonesia-Inggris, Jakarta: Penerbit BRIN

Sambali

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *bilaŋ (“to count, calculate; hold valuable”).

Noun

bilang

1. number

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/ [ˈbiː.lɐŋ] (noun)

    • Audio:

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    • Rhymes: -ilaŋ
  • IPA^(key): /biˈlaŋ/ [bɪˈlaŋ] (adjective)

    • Audio:

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    • Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: bi‧lang

Noun

bilang (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎᜅ᜔)

1. 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.

2. count; amount
3. act of counting
4. 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.”)

5. (dialectal, Batangas) dowry; bride price

   Synonyms: bigay-kaya, dote, pasalap, ubad

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
• isabilang
• kabilang
• kabilangan
• kasangang bilang
• mabilang
• magkabilang
• nagbibilang ng poste
• pabilangin
• pagbibilang
• pagbibilang ng mga poste sa kalye
• pagbilang
• pagsasabilang
• palabilangan
• pambilang
• pamilang
• sa bilang
• tagabilang
• tambilang

See also

• isip

Adjective

biláng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎᜅ᜔)

1. counted
2. limited; numbered; of a few number

   Bilang na ang mga araw mo.

   Your days are numbered.

Derived terms

• bilang na ang mga araw

Etymology 2

From Proto-Philippine *bilaŋ (“supposing that; as if; to consider, treat as”). May be identical to etymology 1.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbilaŋ/ [ˈbiː.lɐŋ]
• Rhymes: -ilaŋ
• Syllabification: bi‧lang

Preposition

bilang (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎᜅ᜔)

1. as; in the capacity of; in the role of
2. for the purpose of; as; by way of

Further reading

• “bilang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Anagrams

• libang, langib, baling, labing-, labing

Woiwurrung

Alternative forms

• bilang bilang
• bilang-bilang (“dilly bag”)
• belang (“string-bag”)

Noun

bilang

1. bag
2. woven bag
3. dilly bag
4. string
5. line

See also

• binak (“basket”)
• nŭlba (“bag”)
• marūk (“game bag”)
• mugerra-mugerra (“kangaroo skin bag”)

Yogad

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *bilaŋ (“to count, calculate; hold valuable”).

Noun

biláng

1. number
2. count