palagan

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦥꦭꦒꦤ꧀ (palagan). Reconstructed as laga +‎ peng- -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [paˈlaɡan]
• Hyphenation: pa‧la‧gan

Noun

palagan (plural palagan-palagan, first-person possessive palaganku, second-person possessive palaganmu, third-person possessive palagannya)

1. war.

   Synonym: perang

2. battle.

   Synonym: pertempuran

3. theater: a region where a particular action takes place; a specific field of action, usually with reference to war.

   Synonyms: medan perang, medan laga

4. arena

   Synonyms: gelanggang, arena

Further reading

• “palagan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.