Belau

See also: belau

Afrikaans

Proper noun

Belau

1. Alternative form of Palau: Palau (A country consisting of around 340 islands in Micronesia, in Oceania)

Derived terms

• Belauer
• Belaus

Palauan

Etymology

Either from aidebelau (“indirect replies”) in reference to the island's creation story, or from beluu (“village”), from Pre-Palauan *baluwa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua (“inhabited land, territory”).

Proper noun

Belau

1. Palau (A country consisting of around 340 islands in Micronesia, in Oceania)

Descendants

• ⇒ Japanese: パラオ (Parao)

Spanish

Etymology

Ultimately from Palauan Belau (“Palau”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈlau/ [beˈlau̯]
• Rhymes: -au
• Syllabification: Be‧lau

Proper noun

Belau ?

1. Palau (A country consisting of around 340 islands in Micronesia, in Oceania)