eselon

See also: eşelon

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch echelon, from French échelon (“rung; echelon”), échelle, from Old French eschale, from Latin scāla. Doublet of skala.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛsəlɔn]
• Hyphenation: èsê‧lon

Noun

èsêlon (first-person possessive eselonku, second-person possessive eselonmu, third-person possessive eselonnya)

1. echelon,
   1. (management) a level or rank in an organization, profession, or society.
   2. (military) a formation of troops, ships, etc., in diagonal parallel rows.

Alternative forms

• esmelon (ironic)

Further reading

• “eselon” 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.