ketoprak

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kəˈtoprak̚]
• Hyphenation: kê‧to‧prak

Etymology 1

From Javanese kethoprak (ꦏꦼꦛꦺꦴꦥꦿꦏ꧀).

Noun

ketoprak (first-person possessive ketoprakku, second-person possessive ketoprakmu, third-person possessive ketopraknya)

1. (drama) a theatrical genre of Java featuring actors who may also sing to the accompaniment of the gamelan, depicting stories mainly drawn from Javanese history plays, with improvised spoken dialogue in modern realistic acting and a clown who comments on current public topics.

Hyponyms

• ketoprak humor
• ketoprak tobong

 

Etymology 2

From Betawi [Term?].

Noun

ketoprak (first-person possessive ketoprakku, second-person possessive ketoprakmu, third-person possessive ketopraknya)

1. (cooking) a Jakartan dish consisting of bean sprouts, bean curd, and peanut sauce.

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

ketoprak (first-person possessive ketoprakku, second-person possessive ketoprakmu, third-person possessive ketopraknya)

1. Malay combtail (Belontia hasseltii)

Further reading

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