biliun
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch biljoen, from Middle French billion.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /biˈliʊn/
- Hyphenation: bi‧li‧un
- Rhymes: -ʊn, -n
Noun
biliun (plural biliun-biliun, first-person possessive biliunku, second-person possessive biliunmu, third-person possessive biliunnya)
Usage notes
There is no standardization of meaning in Indonesia. Indonesia follows long scale with billion means one million millions (1012) and trillion means one million billions (1018).
Alternative forms
- bilyun
- bilion (Standard Malay)
Further reading
- “biliun” 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.
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