lencana

Inherited from Malay lencana, from Sanskrit लाञ्छन (lāñchana, “mark, sign”).

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /lənˈt͡ʃana/ [ləɲˈt͡ʃa.na]
• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: len‧ca‧na

lencana (plural lencana-lencana)

1. badge, emblem, insignia

   Synonym: plaket

• “lencana”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

From Sanskrit लाञ्छन (lāñchana, “mark, sign”).

lencana (Jawi spelling لنچان, plural lencana-lencana or lencana²)

1. badge

   Para pelajar dikehendaki memakai lencana di sekolah.

   Students are required to wear their badges in school.

• → Indonesian: lencana

• "lencana" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017