adegan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed adeg +‎ -an, borrowed from Javanese ꦲꦢꦼꦒꦤ꧀ (adegan). Semantic loan from English scene for “a part of a dramatic work” sense.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [adəˈɡan]
• Hyphenation: adê‧gan

Noun

adêgan (plural adegan-adegan, first-person possessive adeganku, second-person possessive adeganmu, third-person possessive adegannya)

1. The appearance of a new character or a change in arrangement (screen) at a wayang show.
2. (theater, film, television, radio) scene (part of a dramatic work that is set in the same place or time)

Derived terms

Affixation

• beradegan
• pengadeganan
• seadegan

 

Compounds

• adegan dugong
• adegan kecil
• adegan keributan
• adegan panas
• adegan pastoral
• adegan pengikat
• adegan penyambung
• adegan ranjang
• adegan seks
• adegan simpulan
• adegan syur
• adegan terbuka
• adegan wajib

 

Further reading

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

Javanese

Romanization

adegan

1. Romanization of ꦲꦢꦼꦒꦤ꧀

Malay

Noun

adegan (Jawi spelling اديݢن, plural adegan-adegan, informal 1st possessive adeganku, 2nd possessive adeganmu, 3rd possessive adegannya)

1. scene

Further reading

• “adegan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.