bedaya

English edit

Noun edit

bedaya (plural bedayas)

Alternative form of bedhaya

Indonesian edit

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bedaya

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Javanese ꦧꦼꦝꦪ (bedhaya).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /bə.ˈda.ja/
Rhymes: -ja
Hyphenation: bê‧da‧ya

Noun edit

bêdaya (plural bedaya-bedaya, first-person possessive bedayaku, second-person possessive bedayamu, third-person possessive bedayanya)

(dance) bedhaya: a sacred ritual Javanese dance, associated with the royal palaces of Yogyakarta and Surakarta; a performer of this dance.

Further reading edit

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