pelan

Galician

Verb

pelan

1. third-person plural present indicative of pelar

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From earlier perlahan, from Malay perlahan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəˈlan/
• 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”). Doublet of plan.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

1. (Jakarta) plaza, square.

   Synonym: lapangan

Usage notes

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay pelan.

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.

Malay

Etymology

From English plan.

Noun

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

1. plan

Alternative forms

• plan (Indonesia)

Spanish

Verb

pelan

1. third-person plural present indicative of pelar