miljoen

See also: miljön

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch miljoen.

Pronunciation

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Noun

miljoen (plural miljoene)

1. million

Dutch

Alternative forms

• millioen (obsolete)

Etymology

16th century, borrowed from Middle French million, from Italian milione, from mille (“thousand”) + -one (“augmentative suffix”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɪlˈjun/

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• Hyphenation: mil‧joen
• Rhymes: -un

Noun

miljoen n (plural miljoenen, diminutive miljoentje n)

1. A million, 10⁶.

Related terms

• biljoen
• triljoen
• ziljoen

Descendants

• Afrikaans: miljoen
• Negerhollands: millioon
• → Caribbean Hindustani: melyun
• → Caribbean Javanese: milyun