alan-alan

Indonesian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔa.lan.(ʔ)a.lan/
• Rhymes: -lan, -an, -n
• Hyphenation: a‧lan‧a‧lan

Noun

alan-alan

1. jester (a person in colourful garb and fool's cap who amused a medieval and early modern royal or noble court)

   Synonym: (colloquial) badut

Further reading

• “alan-alan” 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.