seni rupa

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of seni (“art”) +‎ rupa (“form”), calque of Dutch beeldende kunst (literally “depicting art”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sə.ˈni ˈru.pa/

Noun

seni rupa (plural seni-seni rupa, first-person possessive seni rupaku, second-person possessive seni rupamu, third-person possessive seni rupanya)

1. (art) visual art: An art form intended to be appreciated or perceived primarily by sight, such as painting, drawing, photography, printmaking, and filmmaking.

Synonyms

• seni visual (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “seni rupa” 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.