Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

balanda

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ba-lan-da
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A white person, a European.

Example Sentences

"They knew the white people of Victoria, and called them Balanda, which is nothing more than ‘Hollanders’; a name used by the Malays, from whom they received it."
"The blacks rushed up to the house calling ‘Ballanda, Ballanda’—white man—and the Boss and Missus ran out."
"On the natives’ side are […] fear of the Ballander-whiteman and the thought of losing their country."
"Then I understood that this ‘balanda’ means people with skins like the white clay."
"That’s the only road back for them […] to be rid of all your partonising, domineering balanda ways."
"Balanda! If Aborigine e says something ... e want to stop im Balanda ... e might listen."

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 Walandader. Malay Belandader. Makasar Balandabor. Dhuwal balandabor. English balanda From Dhuwal balanda, from Makasar Balanda, from Malay Belanda, from Portuguese Holanda. Doublet of Holland.

Origin

Source language: Portuguese

Word Breakdown

Root: balanda, Belanda, Holanda

Inflected Forms

balandas (plural) ballanda (alternative) ballander (alternative)

Synonyms

gubbah migaloo whitefella

Questions

What does balanda mean?: A white person, a European.
Where does balanda come from?: It is traced to Portuguese.

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