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Galician
Verb
pelan
- third-person plural present indicative of pelar
Indonesian
Etymology 1
From earlier perlahan, from Malay perlahan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pəˈlan/
- Hyphenation: pê‧lan
Adjective
pêlan
- slow (not quick in motion)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Unknown, probably from Dutch plein (“square, plaza”), from Old French plain, from Latin plānum (“level ground, a plain”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat”). Doublet of plan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpelan/
- Hyphenation: pé‧lan
Noun
pélan (first-person possessive pelanku, second-person possessive pelanmu, third-person possessive pelannya)
- (Jakarta) plaza, square.
- Synonym: lapangan
Usage notes
The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay pelan.
Further reading
Malay
Etymology
From English plan.
Noun
pelan (Jawi spelling ڤلن, plural pelan-pelan, informal 1st possessive pelanku, 2nd possessive pelanmu, 3rd possessive pelannya)
- plan
Alternative forms
Spanish
Verb
pelan
- third-person plural present indicative of pelar