pradana

Indonesian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit प्रधान (pradhāna). Doublet of perdana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [praˈdana]
• Hyphenation: pra‧da‧na

Noun

pradana (first-person possessive pradanaku, second-person possessive pradanamu, third-person possessive pradananya)

1. (scouting) gang leader, leader of a number going in company; a number of friends or persons associated for a particular purpose.

Further reading

• “pradana” 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.