alur cerita
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of alur (“line”) + cerita (“story”), calque of Dutch verhaallijn (“storyline”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈalʊr t͡ʃəˈrita/
Noun
alur cerita (first-person possessive alur ceritaku, second-person possessive alur ceritamu, third-person possessive alur ceritanya)
- (literature) plot, storyline: the course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means.
- Synonyms: alur, jalan cerita, plot
Further reading
- “alur cerita” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.