pelan

Pelan is a term used primarily in Malay and Indonesian to denote a plan, blueprint, or scheme. In official, administrative, and design contexts, pelan appears in phrases such as pelan pembangunan (development plan), pelan bandar (city plan), and pelan tindakan (action plan). It can also refer more broadly to a design or layout in architecture, engineering, and urban planning. In these languages, pelan is often used alongside other terms like rancangan or rencana, with pelan emphasizing a concrete or phased plan in many contexts.

The word has cognates and related usage within regional languages, and it can be modified to specify the type of plan (for example, a municipal, architectural, or strategic plan). The form pelan-pelan is a common reduplication that functions as an adverb meaning slowly or gradually, illustrating how the root word can convey manner as well as content.

As a proper noun, pelan can occur as a surname or place name in some communities, though it is not tied to a single well-known individual or location. Outside Malay-speaking regions, the term is less common and may appear mainly in multilingual or transliterated contexts.

See also: plan, master plan, urban planning, rancangan, rencana.