narasi

narasi

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism, borrowed from English narration.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na.ˈra.si/
• Rhymes: -si, -i
• Hyphenation: na‧ra‧si

Noun

narasi (plural narasi-narasi, first-person possessive narasiku, second-person possessive narasimu, third-person possessive narasinya)

1. narration:
   1. (literature) narrating: the use of a written or spoken commentary to convey a story to an audience.

      Synonyms: cerita, kisah

   2. (literature) story or narrative: That which is narrated or recounted; an orderly recital of the details and particulars of some transaction or event, or of a series of transactions or events.
2. narrative:
   1. The systematic recitation of an event or series of events. That which is narrated.
   2. A representation of an event or story in a way to promote a certain point of view.
   3. (literature) manner of conveying a story, fictional or otherwise, in a body of work.

Derived terms

• naratif
• narator

 

Further reading

• “narasi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.