English Explanatory Dictionary

balanda

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A white person, a European.

Word forms

balanda balandas ballanda ballander

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *hultą Proto-West Germanic *holt Old Dutch holt Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Germanic *landą Frankish *land Old Dutch lant Old Dutch holt lantder. Portuguese Holandabor. Javanese ꦮꦭꦤ꧀ꦢ (walanda)der. Malay Belandader. Makasar Balandabor. Dhuwal balandabor. English balanda From Dhuwal balanda, from Makasar Balanda, from Malay Belanda, from Portuguese Holanda.

Synonyms

gubbah migaloo whitefella
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