bilong

Cebuano

Etymology

Attested in Encarnacion's Diccionario Bisaya-Español—3rd Edition, 1885

Noun

bilong

1. (obsolete) snail

   Synonym: hilahila

Tok Pisin

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Etymology 1

From Malay beliung.

Noun

bilong

1. adze
2. axe
3. hatchet

Etymology 2

From English belong.

Alternative forms

• blong

Preposition

bilong

1. of, belonging to

   sista bilong mi - my sister

   James Leach and Porer Nombo, Reite Plants, p. 10
   ol bai kisim retpela plaua bilong en
   they gather the red flowers of this [shrub]

   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 1:25:

     God i kamapim ol kain kain animal bilong ples na ol bikpela na liklik animal bilong bus. God i lukim olgeta dispela samting i gutpela, na em i amamas.

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2. having a tendency to, known for

   man bilong dringim bia - a drunk

   man bilong paitim - an aggressive man

   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 1:7:

     Orait dispela banis i kamap. God i mekim dispela banis i kamap bilong banisim wara antap na wara daunbilo.

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3. for the purpose of
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 1:15:

     Ol dispela lait i mas kamap long skai bilong givim lait long graun.”

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   James Leach and Porer Nombo, Reite Plants, p. 38
   Skin diwai bilong rausim tewel
   Bark for banishing spirits