belas

See also: bêlas and běláš

Bintulu

Etymology

From Malay belas.

Numeral

belas

1. -teen (to form numbers 11 - 19)

Dairi Batak

Etymology

From Malay belas.

Numeral

belas

1. -teen (to form numbers 11 - 19)

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

belas

1. singular past indicative of belezen

Anagrams

• besla, sabel

Galician

Adjective

belas

1. feminine plural of belo

Iban

Etymology

From Malay belas.

Numeral

belas

1. -teen (to form numbers 11 - 19)

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /bəˈlas/ [bəˈlas]
• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: be‧las

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay belas.

Numeral

bêlas

1. -teen (to form numbers 11 - 19)
   • sebelas (“eleven”)
   • dua belas (“twelve”)
   • tiga belas (“thirteen”)
   • empat belas (“fourteen”)
   • lima belas (“fifteen”)
   • enam belas (“sixteen”)
   • tujuh belas (“seventeen”)
   • delapan belas (“eighteen”)
   • sembilan belas (“nineteen”)

Derived terms

• belasan
• kesebelasan
• sebelas

• delapan belas
• dua belas
• empat belas
• enam belas
• lima belas
• sembilan belas
• tiga belas
• tujuh belas

Etymology 2

Inherited from Malay belas. Doublet of welas.

Noun

bêlas

1. clemency, pity

Derived terms

• berbelaskasihan
• membelaskan
• pembelas

• belas kasih
• belas kasihan

Further reading

• “belas” 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.

Lampung Api

Etymology

From Malay belas.

Numeral

belas

1. -teen (to form numbers 11 - 19)

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəlas/
• Rhymes: -əlas, -las, -as

Numeral

belas (Jawi spelling بلس)

1. -teen (to form numbers 11 - 19)
   • sebelas (“eleven”)
   • dua belas (“twelve”)
   • tiga belas (“thirteen”)
   • empat belas (“fourteen”)
   • lima belas (“fifteen”)
   • enam belas (“sixteen”)
   • tujuh belas (“seventeen”)
   • lapan belas (“eighteen”)
   • sembilan belas (“nineteen”)

Descendants

• Indonesian: belas
• → Acehnese: blaih
• → Banjarese: welas
• → Dairi Batak: belas
• → Bintulu: belas
• → Central Melanau: belaih
• → Iban: belas
• → Lampung Api: belas
• → Ngaju: walas
• → Sundanese: ᮝᮨᮜᮞ᮪ (welas)

Old Occitan

Adjective

belas f pl

1. feminine plural of bel

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ.lɐs/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ.lɐs/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ.lɐʃ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ.las/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ.lɐʃ/

Adjective

belas

1. feminine plural of belo
   • 2003, J. K. Rowling, Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix, Rocco, page 628:

     Reconheceu-a imediatamente pelas belas luzes que dançavam e cintilavam como diamantes.

     He recognized it immediately by the lights that danced and sparkled like diamonds.

Volapük

Noun

belas

1. genitive plural of bel

Zazaki

Noun

belas (c)

1. for free