beliau

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay beliau.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəliau̯/
• Hyphenation: bê‧li‧au
• Rhymes: -jau̯, -au̯

Pronoun

beliau (third-person singural pronoun)

1. (honorific) he, she; him, her (referring to someone highly respected, of higher status or older)
2. (honorific) his, her

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• beliau-beliau [reduplication] (redup)

Further reading

• “beliau” 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.

Malay

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bə.liau̯/
• Rhymes: -iau̯, -jau̯, -au̯

Pronoun

beliau (Jawi spelling بلياو)

1. (honorific) he, she (someone highly respected or of high status)

Descendants

• Indonesian: beliau

See also

Malay personal pronouns
		singular	plural
1st person	standard	saya／ساي aku／اکو, ku-／كو- (informal/towards God) -ku／-كو (informal possessive) hamba／همبا (dated)	kami／کامي (exclusive) kita orang／كيت اورڠ (informal exclusive) kita／کيت (inclusive)
	royal	beta／بيتا
2nd person	standard	kamu／کامو anda／اندا (formal)
		engkau／اڠکاو, kau-／كاو- (informal/towards God) awak／اوق (friendly/older towards younger) -mu／-مو (possessive)	awak semua／اوق سموا kamu semua／كامو سموا kalian／کالين (informal) kau orang／كاو اورڠ (informal)
	royal	tuanku／توانكو
3rd person	standard	dia／دي ia／اي beliau／بلياو (honorific) -nya／-ڽ (possessive)	mereka／مريک dia orang／دي اورڠ (informal)
	royal	baginda／بݢيندا

Further reading

• “beliau” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• "beliau" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.