palagan

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦥꦭꦒꦤ꧀ (palagan). Reconstructed as pe- -an +‎ laga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [paˈlaɡan]
• Hyphenation: pa‧la‧gan

Noun

palagan (plural palagan-palagan)

1. war

   Synonym: peperangan

2. battle

   Synonym: pertempuran

3. theater: a region where a particular action takes place; a specific field of action, usually with reference to war

   Synonyms: medan laga, medan perang

4. arena

   Synonyms: arena, gelanggang

Further reading

• “palagan”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016