pelan

Indonesian

Etymology 1

Unknown

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəlan/
• Hyphenation: pê‧lan

Adjective

pêlan

1. slow (not quick in motion)

Derived terms

• memelan
• memelankan
• pelan-pelan
• terpelan

 

Etymology 2

Unknown, probably from Dutch plein (“square, plaza”), from Old French plain, from Latin plānum (“level ground, a plain”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pelan/
• Hyphenation: pé‧lan

Noun

pélan (first-person possessive pelanku, second-person possessive pelanmu, third-person possessive pelannya)

1. (Jakarta) plaza, square.

   Synonym: lapangan

Further reading

• “pelan” 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.

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Malay

Etymology

From English plan.

Noun

pelan (plural pelan-pelan, informal 1st possessive pelanku, 2nd possessive pelanmu, 3rd possessive pelannya)

1. plan

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Spanish

Verb

pelan

1. Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes^?) present indicative form of pelar.
2. (used formally in Spain) Second-person plural present indicative form of pelar.