apron

id-noun

apron (plural apron-apron, first-person possessive apronku, second-person possessive apronmu, third-person possessive apronnya)

apron-apron (plural)
apronku (first-person possessive)
apronmu (possessive second-person)
apronnya (possessive third-person)

Internationalism, borrowed from English apron.

(drama) the portion of a stage extending towards the audience beyond the proscenium arch in a theatre.


kabuki

kabuki (first-person possessive kabukiku, second-person possessive kabukimu, third-person possessive kabukinya)

kabukiku (first-person possessive)
kabukimu (possessive second-person)
kabukinya (possessive third-person)


agen

agèn (plural agen-agen, first-person possessive agenku, second-person possessive agenmu, third-person possessive agennya)

agèn (canonical)
agen-agen (plural)
agenku (first-person possessive)
agenmu (possessive second-person)
agennya (possessive third-person)

From Dutch agent, from French agent, from Latin agēns.

(drama) a person who looks for work for another person.


layar

layar (plural layar-layar, first-person possessive layarku, second-person possessive layarmu, third-person possessive layarnya)

layar-layar (plural)
layarku (first-person possessive)
layarmu (possessive second-person)
layarnya (possessive third-person)

From Malay layar, from Proto-Malayic *layar, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *layaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *layaʀ (“sail”).


katarsis

katarsis (first-person possessive katarsisku, second-person possessive katarsismu, third-person possessive katarsisnya)

katarsisku (first-person possessive)
katarsismu (possessive second-person)
katarsisnya (possessive third-person)

From Dutch catharsis, from Ancient Greek κάθαρσις (kátharsis, “cleansing, purging”), from καθαίρω (kathaírō, “I cleanse”).

der

(drama, literature) A release of emotional tension after an overwhelming vicarious experience, resulting in the purging or purification of the emotions, as through watching a dramatic production (especially a tragedy).


arja

id-noun

arja (first-person possessive arjaku, second-person possessive arjamu, third-person possessive arjanya)

arjaku (first-person possessive)
arjamu (possessive second-person)
arjanya (possessive third-person)

From Balinese arja (ᬅᬃᬚ᭄ᬚ), probably from Sanskrit ऋज् (ṛj). Cognate of Old Javanese arjya, arja, rĕja (“good, beautiful, fortunate”).

cog

(drama) a Balinese dramatic performance, but often only a dance.


dramatis

Borrowed from Dutch dramatisch, from German dramatisch or French dramatique, from Latin dramaticus, from Ancient Greek δραματικός (dramatikós).

dramatic:
(drama) of or relating to the drama.


komedi

id-noun

komédi (plural komedi-komedi, first-person possessive komediku, second-person possessive komedimu, third-person possessive komedinya)

komédi (canonical)
komedi-komedi (plural)
komediku (first-person possessive)
komedimu (possessive second-person)
komedinya (possessive third-person)

From Malay komedi borrowed from Dutch komedie, from Latin cōmoedia, from Ancient Greek κωμῳδία (kōmōidía). Doublet of komidi.

(drama) a dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone.

comedy:
(drama) the genre of such works.


dorama

dorama (plural dorama-dorama, first-person possessive doramaku, second-person possessive doramamu, third-person possessive doramanya)

dorama-dorama (plural)
doramaku (first-person possessive)
doramamu (possessive second-person)
doramanya (possessive third-person)

Borrowed from Japanese ドラマ, from English drama. Doublet of drama.


latar

latar (first-person possessive latarku, second-person possessive latarmu, third-person possessive latarnya)

latarku (first-person possessive)
latarmu (possessive second-person)
latarnya (possessive third-person)

From Malay latar, ultimately Proto-Austronesian *dataR (“flat, flat or level land”). Doublet of datar and rata.

inh

(drama) the mounting of a play, etc., for the stage.


wanda

id-noun

wanda (plural wanda-wanda, first-person possessive wandaku, second-person possessive wandamu, third-person possessive wandanya)

wanda-wanda (plural)
wandaku (first-person possessive)
wandamu (possessive second-person)
wandanya (possessive third-person)


aktan

aktan (first-person possessive aktanku, second-person possessive aktanmu, third-person possessive aktannya)

aktanku (first-person possessive)
aktanmu (possessive second-person)
aktannya (possessive third-person)


pantun

pantun (first-person possessive pantunku, second-person possessive pantunmu, third-person possessive pantunnya)

pantunku (first-person possessive)
pantunmu (possessive second-person)
pantunnya (possessive third-person)

(drama) a Sundanese oral narrative performance.


produser

produsêr (first-person possessive produserku, second-person possessive produsermu, third-person possessive produsernya)

produsêr (canonical)
produserku (first-person possessive)
produsermu (possessive second-person)
produsernya (possessive third-person)

From Dutch producer, from English producer.

(art, drama) one who produces an artistic production like a CD, a theater production, a film, a TV program and so on.


paparan

paparan (plural paparan-paparan, first-person possessive paparanku, second-person possessive paparanmu, third-person possessive paparannya)

paparan-paparan (plural)
paparanku (first-person possessive)
paparanmu (possessive second-person)
paparannya (possessive third-person)

(drama) protasis: the first part of a play, in which the setting and characters are introduced.


akting

akting (first-person possessive aktingku, second-person possessive aktingmu, third-person possessive aktingnya)

aktingku (first-person possessive)
aktingmu (possessive second-person)
aktingnya (possessive third-person)

From English acting, noun from
act, from Old French acte, from Latin ācta (“register of events”), plural of āctum (“decree, law”), from agō (“put in motion”).

(drama, colloquial) acting, the act of performing a role.


onagata

From Japanese 女形 (おんながた, onnagata, “onnagata”).

bor

(drama) onnagata, male actor who plays female roles in kabuki theater.


sutradara

id-noun

sutradara (first-person possessive sutradaraku, second-person possessive sutradaramu, third-person possessive sutradaranya)

sutradaraku (first-person possessive)
sutradaramu (possessive second-person)
sutradaranya (possessive third-person)

From Sanskrit सूत्रधार (sūtradhāra, literally “thread-holder”).


krisis

From Dutch crisis, from Latin crisis, from Ancient Greek κρίσις (krísis).

(drama) a point in a drama at which a conflict reaches a peak before being resolved.


primadona

id-noun

primadona (plural primadona-primadona, first-person possessive primadonaku, second-person possessive primadonamu, third-person possessive primadonanya)

primadona-primadona (plural)
primadonaku (first-person possessive)
primadonamu (possessive second-person)
primadonanya (possessive third-person)

From Italian prima donna (“first lady”).

(drama) the principal female singer or the leading lady.


adegan

adêgan (plural adegan-adegan, first-person possessive adeganku, second-person possessive adeganmu, third-person possessive adegannya)

adêgan (canonical)
adegan-adegan (plural)
adeganku (first-person possessive)
adeganmu (possessive second-person)
adegannya (possessive third-person)

Affixed adeg + -an, borrowed from Javanese ꦲꦢꦼꦒꦤ꧀ (adegan). Semantic loan from English scene for “a part of a dramatic work” sense.

(theater, film, television, radio) scene (part of a dramatic work that is set in the same place or time)


kata kunci

kata kunci (first-person possessive kata kunciku, second-person possessive kata kuncimu, third-person possessive kata kuncinya)

kata kunci ku (first-person possessive)
kata kunci mu (possessive second-person)
kata kunci nya (possessive third-person)

Compound of kata (“word”) + kunci (“key”), calque of Dutch sleutelwoord (“keyword”).

clq

(information science, drama) any word used in a reference work to link to other words or other information.


senandika

id-noun

sênandika (first-person possessive senandikaku, second-person possessive senandikamu, third-person possessive senandikanya)

sênandika (canonical)
senandikaku (first-person possessive)
senandikamu (possessive second-person)
senandikanya (possessive third-person)

Reconstructed as se- + meng- + andika, from Javanese ngandika (ꦔꦤ꧀ꦢꦶꦏ), andika (ꦲꦤ꧀ꦢꦶꦏ, “to tell”, literally “you”), from Old Javanese andika (“words, command, order, decree”). Calque of Late Latin sōliloquium (literally “only, sole + I speak”).

clq

(drama) soliloquy: the act of a character speaking to themselves so as to reveal their thoughts to the audience.


antawacana

id-noun

antawacana (first-person possessive antawacanaku, second-person possessive antawacanamu, third-person possessive antawacananya)

antawacanaku (first-person possessive)
antawacanamu (possessive second-person)
antawacananya (possessive third-person)

From Javanese [Term?] (“dialog”), from Old Javanese antah + wacana, from Sanskrit अंतः (aṃtaḥ) + वचन (vacana). Reconstructed as antah + wacana.


ketoprak

ketoprak (first-person possessive ketoprakku, second-person possessive ketoprakmu, third-person possessive ketopraknya)

ketoprakku (first-person possessive)
ketoprakmu (possessive second-person)
ketopraknya (possessive third-person)

(drama) a theatrical genre of Java featuring actors who may also sing to the accompaniment of the gamelan, depicting stories mainly drawn from Javanese history plays, with improvised spoken dialogue in modern realistic acting and a clown who comments on current public topics.


akuene

akuene (first-person possessive akueneku, second-person possessive akuenemu, third-person possessive akuenenya)

akueneku (first-person possessive)
akuenemu (possessive second-person)
akuenenya (possessive third-person)

(dance, drama) shield in Cakalele dance.


komedi stambul

komedi stambul (first-person possessive komedi stambulku, second-person possessive komedi stambulmu, third-person possessive komedi stambulnya)

komedi stambul ku (first-person possessive)
komedi stambul mu (possessive second-person)
komedi stambul nya (possessive third-person)

Compound of komedi (“comedy”) + stambul (literally “Istanbul”).

com

(drama) a 20ᵗʰ-century Malay play, which was inspired by Western play.


stambul

id-noun

stambul (first-person possessive stambulku, second-person possessive stambulmu, third-person possessive stambulnya)

stambulku (first-person possessive)
stambulmu (possessive second-person)
stambulnya (possessive third-person)

Ultimately from Ottoman Turkish استانبول, from corruption of Byzantine Greek εἰς τὴν Πόλιν (eis tḕn Pólin, “to the City”).

der

εἰς τὴν Πόλιν

komedi stambul
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lakuan

id-noun

lakuan (plural lakuan-lakuan, first-person possessive lakuanku, second-person possessive lakuanmu, third-person possessive lakuannya)

lakuan-lakuan (plural)
lakuanku (first-person possessive)
lakuanmu (possessive second-person)
lakuannya (possessive third-person)

(drama, literature) expression: The action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc.


isyarat

isyarat (plural isyarat-isyarat, first-person possessive isyaratku, second-person possessive isyaratmu, third-person possessive isyaratnya)

isyarat-isyarat (plural)
isyaratku (first-person possessive)
isyaratmu (possessive second-person)
isyaratnya (possessive third-person)

Inherited from Malay isyarat, from Arabic إِشَارَة (ʔišāra).

der

Arabic إِشَارَة (ʔišāra)

(drama) the last words of a play actor's speech, serving as an intimation for the next actor to speak; any word or words which serve to remind an actor to speak or to do something; a catchword.