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)

1. drama, theatrics, play

   Synonyms: drama, teater, tonil

Affixed terms

• bersandiwara
• menyandiwarakan
• penyandiwaraan

 

Further reading

• “sandiwara” 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.