pelana

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay pelana, from Prakrit pallāṇa, from Sanskrit पल्याण (palyāṇa). Cognate with Acehnese peulana, Old Javanese palana.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /pəˈlana/ [pəˈla.na]
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Syllabification: pe‧la‧na

Noun

pêlana (plural pelana-pelana)

  1. saddle:
    1. a seat (tack) for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
      Synonyms: sadel, (obsolete) jin, sekedup
    2. an item of harness (harness saddle) placed on the back of a horse or other animal
      Synonym: sela
    3. (meteorology) col: the point of intersection of a trough and a ridge in the pressure pattern of a weather map
  2. (construction) gable roof: a single-ridge roof that terminates at gable ends

Derived terms

  • berpelana
  • memelana

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Prakrit pallāṇa, from Sanskrit पल्याण (palyāṇa).

Pronunciation

Noun

pelana (Jawi spelling ڤلان, plural pelana-pelana or pelana2)

  1. saddle
    Synonyms: jin, sekedup, (Indonesia) sadel

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: pelana (inherited)

Further reading