pelan

pelan

1. third-person plural present indicative of pelar

From earlier perlahan, from Malay perlahan.

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

pêlan

1. slow (not quick in motion)

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.

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

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

1. (Jakarta) plaza, square.

   Synonym: lapangan

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.

• “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.

From English plan.

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

1. plan

• plan (Indonesia)

pelan

1. third-person plural present indicative of pelar