Belau

Belau

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

• Belauer
• Belaus

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”).

Belau

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

 

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Belau

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Ultimately from Palauan Belau (“Palau”).

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

Belau ?

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