lancaran
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Noun
lancaran (plural lancarans)
- (historical) A kind of sailing ship used in Maritime Southeast Asia, propelled by oars and sails with two quarter rudders, one on either side of the stern.
- (music) In gamelan music, a cycle of 16 beats in the sequence TWTN TPTN TPTN TPTG, where T indicates the strike of the ketuk, P the kempul, N the kenong, G the simultaneous gong and kenong, and W the wela, the pause where the kempul is omitted.
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Alternative forms
- (ship): lanchara
Related terms
- launch (type of boat)