# Belanda
## Iban
### Etymology

Borrowed from Malay Belanda, from Portuguese Holanda.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bə.lan.da/

### Proper noun

Belanda
* Holland (a traditional region of the Netherlands formed by two modern provinces, North Holland and South Holland)
* Holland, the Netherlands (a country in Western Europe)

### Adjective

Belanda
* Dutch

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Malay Belanda, from Javanese ꦮꦭꦤ꧀ꦢ (walanda), from Portuguese Holanda (“Holland”), from Old Dutch holt lant (“woodland”).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /bəˈlanda/ [bəˈlan.da]
* Rhymes: -anda
* Syllabification: Be‧lan‧da

### Proper noun

Bêlanda
* Holland (a traditional region of the Netherlands formed by two modern provinces, North Holland and South Holland)
* Holland, the Netherlands (a country in Western Europe)

### Adjective

Bêlanda
* Dutch

#### Alternative forms

* Wolanda (archaic)

### Derived terms

* kebelanda-belandaan
* membelandakan
* ayam belanda
* Belanda depok
* Belanda hitam
* kucing belanda
* semangka belanda

### See also

* Albania
* Andorra
* Armenia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belanda
* Belarus
* Belgia
* Bosnia dan Herzegovina
* Britania Raya
* Bulgaria
* Ceko
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finlandia
* Georgia
* Hongaria
* Irlandia
* Islandia
* Italia
* Jerman
* Kazakhstan
* Kosovo
* Kroasia
* Latvia
* Listenstaina
* Lituania
* Luksemburg
* Makedonia
* Malta
* Moldova
* Monako
* Montenegro
* Norwegia
* Perancis
* Polandia
* Portugal
* Rumania
* Rusia
* San Marino
* Serbia
* Siprus
* Slovenia
* Slowakia
* Spanyol
* Swedia
* Swiss
* Turki
* Ukraina
* Vatikan
* Yunani

### Further reading

* “Belanda” 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.

## Malay
### Etymology

From Javanese ꦮꦭꦤ꧀ꦢ (walanda), from Portuguese Holanda (“Holland”), from Old Dutch holt lant (“woodland”).

### Pronunciation

* (Johor-Riau) IPA: [bə.lan.də]
** Rhymes: -də, -ə
* (Baku) IPA: [bə.lan.da]
** Rhymes: -da, -a
* Hyphenation: Be‧lan‧da

### Proper noun

Belanda (Jawi spelling بلندا)
* Holland (a traditional region of the Netherlands formed by two modern provinces, North Holland and South Holland)
* Holland, the Netherlands (a country in Western Europe)
* The Dutch language.
* The people of the Netherlands.

#### Affixations

* belandakan (to Dutchify; to translate into Dutch)

#### Compounds

* air belanda
* ayam belanda
* bahasa Belanda
* beras belanda
* durian belanda
* halwa belanda
* kucing belanda
* monyet belanda
* negeri Belanda
* orang Belanda
* terung belanda
* tikus belanda

#### Synonyms

* Holanda, Wolanda, Wilanda (all archaic)

#### Descendants

* > Indonesian: Belanda (inherited)
* Makasar: Balanda
* → Acehnese: Blanda
* → Dhuwal: balanda
* → Dutch: Blanda, blanda
** → Sranan Tongo: Blanda
* → Iban: Belanda
* → Tausug: Balanda'
* → Thai: วิลันดา (wí-lan-daa)

### References

* Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “بلندا bĕlanda”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 58
* Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “بلند bĕlanda”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 112
* Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “Belanda”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 105

### Further reading

* “Belanda” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.