beliau
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay beliau.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəliau̯/
- Hyphenation: bê‧li‧au
- Rhymes: -jau̯, -au̯
Pronoun
beliau (third-person singural pronoun)
- (honorific) he, she; him, her (someone highly respected or of high status or older than you)
- (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: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bə.liau̯/
- Rhymes: -iau̯, -jau̯, -au̯
Pronoun
beliau (Jawi spelling بلياو)
- (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/ku- / اکو / 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/kau- / اڠکاو/ كاو- (informal/towards God) awak / اوق (friendly/older towards younger) -mu / -مو (possessive) | kalian / کاليان kamu semua / كامو سموا 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.