celana
/t͡ʃəˈlana/
The English word 'pants' is translated into Indonesian as celana.
celana is the standard Indonesian term for a garment covering the body from the waist downwards. If you want to be more specific, you can use the phrase celana panjang to mean 'long pants'.
Meaning: garment covering the body from the waist downwards (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
celana is a singular noun and does not require pluralization to refer to multiple pairs of pants. To specify the type of garment, you can add descriptors: use celana panjang for 'long pants' and celana pendek for 'shorts'.
How do you pronounce it?
/tʃəˈlana/
Did you know?
- The word celana shares a distant linguistic ancestor with the Hindi word colnā, suggesting that the garment traveled along ancient trade routes from South Asia to Southeast Asia.
- To specify 'underwear', Indonesians often use celana dalam, which literally translates to 'inside pants'.
- While celana is used for trousers, the traditional wide-legged trousers found in some regions are specifically called celana komprang.
Examples in context
- Aku pipis di celana.I peed my pants.This sentence is useful for expressing that someone peed in their celana.Tatoeba #12630535 by Pacific, translation #4584800 by ddnktr
- Dia memakai celana merah.He wore red pants.This sentence describes someone wearing red celana.Tatoeba #11239862 by Pacific, translation #300587 by CK
- Celana itu terlalu besar.Those pants are too big.This sentence describes how a pair of celana is too large.Tatoeba #13914713 by HAGNi, translation #2310419 by CK
- Salah satu kebutuhan penting saat bekerja adalah memakai celana yang rapi.One important requirement while working is to wear tidy pants.
- Pria tersebut mengenakan celana panjang dan kemeja putih.The man is wearing long pants and a white shirt.
- Kamu sudah mencuci celana kamu?Have you washed your pants?
- Aku suka celana jeans yang kamu kenakan.I like the jeans you're wearing.
- 5 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Sari and Budi are getting ready to go out.
- SariBudi, apakah kamu melihat celana hitamku?Budi, did you see my black pants?
- BudiAku melihatnya di atas tempat tidur.I saw them on the bed.
- SariOh, terima kasih banyak.Oh, thank you very much.
- BudiSama-sama, Sari.You're welcome, Sari.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “pants” translations and entries celana, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries celana, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
