celana

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• tjelana

Etymology

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Hindi चोलना (colnā)bor.

Malay celana

Indonesian celana

Inherited from Malay celana, from Classical Malay چلان (celana), from Hindi चोलना (colnā). Compare to Sabah Malay celana, salana.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃəˈlana/ [t͡ʃəˈla.na]

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• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: ce‧la‧na

Noun

cêlana (plural celana-celana)

1. trousers, pants

Derived terms

Affixations

• bercelana

Hyponyms

• celana bahan
• celana berkuda
• celana bersepeda
• celana buntung
• celana cina
• celana cingkrang
• celana cutbrai
• celana dalam
• celana gauko
• celana harem
• celana jengki
• celana jin
• celana kodok
• celana kolor
• celana kombor
• celana korset
• celana monyet
• celana palazo
• celana pangsi
• celana panjang
• celana pendek
• celana pensil
• celana sepan
• celana tanggung

Descendants

• → Ternate: calana

Further reading

• “celana”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Alternative forms

• chĕlana, tjelana
• chelana (dated)

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi चोलना (colnā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃəlana/
• Rhymes: -ana, -na, -a

Noun

celana (Jawi spelling چلان, plural celana-celana)

1. trousers, pants

   Synonym: seluar

   • 1962 April 1, “Larangan 'chelana pendek' di-alu2kan”, in Berita Harian (Singapore)‎^[1]:

     Kaum ibu dan wanita2 Melayu sa-tempat hari ini telah mengalu2kan larangan terhadap isteri2 tentera Inggeris di-sini supaya jangan memakai chelana pendek ketika keluar rumah.

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Derived terms

Affixations

• bercelana

Descendants

• Indonesian: celana, tjelana
  • → Ternate: calana
• → Sabah Malay: salana

Further reading

• "celana" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "celana" at PRPM first version)