pelan
Galician edit
Verb edit
pelan
Indonesian edit
Etymology 1 edit
From earlier perlahan, from Malay perlahan.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
pêlan
- slow (not quick in motion)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
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 edit
Noun edit
pélan (first-person possessive pelanku, second-person possessive pelanmu, third-person possessive pelannya)
Usage notes edit
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 edit
- “pelan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
pelan (Jawi spelling ڤلن, plural pelan-pelan, informal 1st possessive pelanku, 2nd possessive pelanmu, 3rd possessive pelannya)
Alternative forms edit
- plan (Indonesia)
Spanish edit
Verb edit
pelan