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

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