miljoen

See also: miljön

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch miljoen.

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Noun

miljoen (plural miljoene)

  1. million

Dutch

Alternative forms

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.

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