alan-alan
Indonesian
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʔa.lan.(ʔ)a.lan/
- Rhymes: -lan, -an, -n
- Hyphenation: a‧lan‧a‧lan
Noun
alan-alan
- jester (a person in colourful garb and fool's cap who amused a medieval and early modern royal or noble court)
- Synonym: (colloquial) badut
Further reading
- “alan-alan” 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.