seni murni

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of seni (“art”) +‎ murni (“pure”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sə.ˈni ˈmʊr.ni/

Noun

seni murni (plural seni-seni murni, first-person possessive seni murniku, second-person possessive seni murnimu, third-person possessive seni murninya)

1. fine arts: The purely aesthetic arts, such as music, painting, and poetry, as opposed to industrial or functional arts such as architecture or carpentry.

Synonyms

• seni adiluhung
• seni halus (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “seni murni” 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.