belanja

/bəˈlɑnd͡ʒɑ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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verb

"Actually, what I don’t understand about girls is why they expect us to belanja them all the time. Why can’t they belanja us?"
"Belanja Eat, launched April 10, is a pay-it-forward initiative that lets you belanja (or treat) someone to a hawker meal."
"If only Kei could belanja them some good cold stuff in this heat."

From Malay belanja.

blanja (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce belanja?

The recorded pronunciation is /bəˈlɑnd͡ʒɑ/.

What does belanja mean?

To give someone a treat.

Where does belanja come from?

From Malay belanja.

How to pronounce belanja

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