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)

1. billion:
   1. milliard: a thousand million.
   2. trillion: a million million.

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.