pelana

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pəˈlana]
  • Hyphenation: pê‧la‧na

Noun

pêlana (first-person possessive pelanaku, second-person possessive pelanamu, third-person possessive pelananya)

  1. saddle:
    1. a seat (tack) for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal.
      Synonym: sadel
    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

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