pancalomba

Indonesian

FWOTD – 23 August 2024

Etymology

panca- (“five”) +‎ lomba (“contest”). Calque of Ancient Greek πέντᾱθλον (péntāthlon).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pan.t͡ʃaˈlom.ba/, [pan.t͡ʃaˈlom.ba]
• Hyphenation: pan‧ca‧lom‧ba

Noun

pancalomba (first-person possessive pancalombaku, second-person possessive pancalombamu, third-person possessive pancalombanya)

1. (sports) pentathlon
   • 2024 April 23, Abdul Kadir, Atlet Pancalomba Sulsel kembali sumbang perak di Thailand [South Sulawesi Pentathlon Athletes Wins Another Silver in Thailand]‎^[1], Makassar: ANTARAnews:

     Atlet modern^[sic] pancalomba Sulawesi Selatan kembali mempersembahkan medali kepada Indonesia...

     The modern pentathlon athletes from South Sulawesi have once again brought home medals for Indonesia...

Derived terms

• pancalomba modern
• pancalomba zaman Yunani

 

Further reading

• “pancalomba” 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.