sandiwara
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
sandiwara (first-person possessive sandiwaraku, second-person possessive sandiwaramu, third-person possessive sandiwaranya)
Affixed terms edit
Further reading edit
- “sandiwara” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.