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 (plural pelana-pelana)

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

• daging pelana

Further reading

• “pelana” 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.