senandika
Indonesian
Etymology
Reconstructed as se- + meng- + andika, from Javanese ngandika (ꦔꦤ꧀ꦢꦶꦏ), andika (ꦲꦤ꧀ꦢꦶꦏ, “to tell”, literally “you”), from Old Javanese andika (“words, command, order, decree”). Calque of Late Latin sōliloquium (literally “only, sole + I speak”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sənanˈd̪ika]
- Hyphenation: sê‧nan‧di‧ka
Noun
sênandika (first-person possessive senandikaku, second-person possessive senandikamu, third-person possessive senandikanya)
- (drama) soliloquy: the act of a character speaking to themselves so as to reveal their thoughts to the audience.
- Synonym: solilokui
Further reading
- “senandika” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.