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)
- drama, theatrics, play
- Synonyms: drama, teater, tonil
Affixed terms
- bersandiwara
- menyandiwarakan
- penyandiwaraan
Further reading
- “sandiwara” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.