"beliau" meaning in Malay

See beliau in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

IPA: /bə.liau̯/ Forms: بلياو [Jawi]
Rhymes: -iau̯, -jau̯, -au̯ Etymology: Uncertain, probably from Malay belia (“young”), from Sanskrit बाल्य (bālya, “relating to children”). * Originally used to refer to someone who the speaker did not want to name. The word undergoes amelioration, but the reduplicated form (beliau-beliau) for plural pronoun still preserved the original meaning of "undesirable third persons" used as pejoration. Etymology templates: {{unc|ms}} Uncertain, {{der|ms|ms|belia|t=young}} Malay belia (“young”), {{der|ms|sa|बाल्य|t=relating to children}} Sanskrit बाल्य (bālya, “relating to children”) Head templates: {{ms-pronoun|j=بلياو}} beliau (Jawi spelling بلياو)
  1. (honorific) he, she (someone highly respected or of high status) Tags: honorific
    Sense id: en-beliau-ms-pron-D4hWzQVw Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header, Malay pronouns, Malay terms borrowed back into Malay, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Related terms: saya, ساي aku, اکو, ku- (english: informal/towards God) [dated, informal, possessive], كوـ -ku (english: informal/towards God) [dated, informal, possessive], ـكو hamba (english: informal/towards God) [dated, informal, possessive], همبا (english: informal/towards God) [dated, informal, possessive], kami [exclusive, inclusive, informal], کامي kita orang [exclusive, inclusive, informal], كيت اورڠ kita [exclusive, inclusive, informal], کيت [exclusive, inclusive, informal], beta, بيتا, kamu [formal], کامو anda [formal], اندا [formal], engkau, اڠکاو, kau- (english: informal/towards God; friendly/older towards younger) [possessive], كاوـ awak (english: informal/towards God; friendly/older towards younger) [possessive], اوق -mu (english: informal/towards God; friendly/older towards younger) [possessive], ـمو (english: informal/towards God; friendly/older towards younger) [possessive], awak semua [informal], اوق سموا kamu semua [informal], كامو سموا kalian [informal], کالين kau orang [informal], كاو اورڠ [informal], tuanku, توانكو, dia [honorific, possessive], دي ia [honorific, possessive], اي beliau [honorific, possessive], بلياو -nya [honorific, possessive], ـڽ [honorific, possessive], mereka [informal], مريک dia orang [informal], دي اورڠ [informal], baginda, بݢيندا

Alternative forms

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          "word": "kami"
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        {
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          ],
          "word": "کامي kita orang"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "exclusive",
            "inclusive",
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          ],
          "word": "كيت اورڠ kita"
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        {
          "tags": [
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            "inclusive",
            "informal"
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          "word": "کيت"
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        {
          "word": "beta"
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          "word": "kamu"
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          ],
          "word": "اندا"
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          "word": "engkau"
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        {
          "english": "informal/towards God; friendly/older towards younger",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "kau-"
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        {
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          "tags": [
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          "english": "informal/towards God; friendly/older towards younger",
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          ],
          "word": "اوق -mu"
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        {
          "english": "informal/towards God; friendly/older towards younger",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "ـمو"
        },
        {
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          ],
          "word": "awak semua"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "informal"
          ],
          "word": "اوق سموا kamu semua"
        },
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          "tags": [
            "informal"
          ],
          "word": "كامو سموا kalian"
        },
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            "informal"
          ],
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        },
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            "informal"
          ],
          "word": "كاو اورڠ"
        },
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          "word": "دي اورڠ"
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        },
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        }
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      "word": "كيت اورڠ kita"
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        "informal"
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      "word": "کيت"
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    {
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    {
      "word": "بيتا"
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    },
    {
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        "formal"
      ],
      "word": "اندا"
    },
    {
      "word": "engkau"
    },
    {
      "word": "اڠکاو"
    },
    {
      "english": "informal/towards God; friendly/older towards younger",
      "tags": [
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "kau-"
    },
    {
      "english": "informal/towards God; friendly/older towards younger",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "كاوـ awak"
    },
    {
      "english": "informal/towards God; friendly/older towards younger",
      "tags": [
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "اوق -mu"
    },
    {
      "english": "informal/towards God; friendly/older towards younger",
      "tags": [
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "ـمو"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "awak semua"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "اوق سموا kamu semua"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "كامو سموا kalian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "کالين kau orang"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "كاو اورڠ"
    },
    {
      "word": "tuanku"
    },
    {
      "word": "توانكو"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "honorific",
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "dia"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "honorific",
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "دي ia"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "honorific",
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "اي beliau"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "honorific",
        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "بلياو -nya"
    },
    {
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        "possessive"
      ],
      "word": "ـڽ"
    },
    {
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        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "mereka"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "مريک dia orang"
    },
    {
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        "informal"
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      "word": "دي اورڠ"
    },
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        "Rhymes:Malay/au̯",
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    {
      "rhymes": "-au̯"
    }
  ],
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}

Download raw JSONL data for beliau meaning in Malay (4.2kB)

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