sandiwara
Indonesian
Etymology
From Old Javanese sandhi (“deep, subtle”) + wara/warah (“to say”), reanalyzed as sandi + wara. Coined by Indonesian politician Mangkunegara VII to translate Dutch toneel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sand̪iˈwara]
- Hyphenation: san‧di‧wa‧ra
Noun
sandiwara (first-person possessive sandiwaraku, second-person possessive sandiwaramu, third-person possessive sandiwaranya)
Affixed terms
- bersandiwara
- menyandiwarakan
- penyandiwaraan
Further reading
- “sandiwara” 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.
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