sinetron

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Indonesian sinetron.

Noun

sinetron (plural sinetrons)

1. (Indonesia) A sitcom or soap opera.

Anagrams

• intoners, inter nos, nointers, ternions, nitrones

Indonesian

Etymology

Blend of sinema (“cinema”) +‎ elektronik (“electronic”). Coined by Indonesian educator Soemardjono in 1978.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siˈnɛtron/ [siˈnɛ.t̪ron]
• Hyphenation: si‧nèt‧ron

Noun

sinètron (first-person possessive sinetronku, second-person possessive sinetronmu, third-person possessive sinetronnya)

1. drama produced as a television show, especially produced in Indonesia

Derived terms

• bersinetron
• menyinetronkan
• penyinetronan
• persinetronan
• pesinetron

 

Descendants

• → English: sinetron

Further reading

• “sinetron” 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.