antawacana
Indonesian
Etymology
From Javanese [Term?] (“dialog”), from Old Javanese antah + wacana, from Sanskrit अंतः (aṃtaḥ) + वचन (vacana). Reconstructed as antah + wacana.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [antawaˈt͡ʃana]
- Hyphenation: an‧ta‧wa‧ca‧na
Noun
antawacana (first-person possessive antawacanaku, second-person possessive antawacanamu, third-person possessive antawacananya)
- (art, wayang) dhalang's specific speaking style associated with each puppet
- (dialect, Java, drama) dialog.
- Synonym: dialog
Further reading
- “antawacana” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.