aria

id-noun

aria (plural aria-aria, first-person possessive ariaku, second-person possessive ariamu, third-person possessive arianya)

aria-aria (plural)
ariaku (first-person possessive)
ariamu (possessive second-person)
arianya (possessive third-person)

From Dutch aria, from Italian aria, metathesis from Latin āerem, accusative of āēr, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”).

(music) aria: A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata.


tuba

tuba (plural tuba-tuba, first-person possessive tubaku, second-person possessive tubamu, third-person possessive tubanya)

tuba-tuba (plural)
tubaku (first-person possessive)
tubamu (possessive second-person)
tubanya (possessive third-person)

From Latin tuba (“tube, trumpet, military trumpet”).

der

(music) tuba: A large brass musical instrument, usually in the bass range, played through a vibration of the lips upon the mouthpiece and fingering of the keys.


mi

id-noun

mi (first-person possessive miku, second-person possessive mimu, third-person possessive minya)

miku (first-person possessive)
mimu (possessive second-person)
minya (possessive third-person)

From Latin mīra, from the first word of the third line of Ut queant laxis, the medieval hymn which solfège was based on because its lines started on each note of the scale successively.

(music) mi, a syllable used in sol-fa (solfège) to represent the third note of a major scale.


sol

sol (first-person possessive solku, second-person possessive solmu, third-person possessive solnya)

solku (first-person possessive)
solmu (possessive second-person)
solnya (possessive third-person)

From Dutch sol, the first syllable of Latin solve (“to remove, get rid of”), the first word of the fifth line, third verse (“Solve polluti, labii reatum”, that is, “Clean the guilt from our stained lips”) of the famed medieval hymn Ut queant laxis, which solfège was based on because its lines started on each note of the scale successively.

in a movable-do or tonic sol-fa system: the fifth step in a scale, preceded by fa and followed by la.

in a fixed-do system: the musical note G.


not

From Dutch noot, from Middle Dutch note, from Old French note, from Latin nota. Doublet of nota.

(music) note, a character, variously formed, to indicate the length of a tone, and variously placed upon the staff to indicate its pitch.


organ

From Dutch orgaan, from Middle Dutch organe, from Latin organum, from Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon).

(music) a musical instrument that has multiple pipes which play when a key is pressed (the pipe organ), or an electronic instrument designed to replicate such.


instrumental

Borrowed from Dutch instrumentaal, from French instrumental, from Medieval Latin īnstrūmentālis.

(music) pertaining to, made by, or prepared for an instrument, especially a musical instrument (rather than the human voice).


gender

gêndèr (plural gender-gender, first-person possessive genderku, second-person possessive gendermu, third-person possessive gendernya)

gêndèr (canonical)
gender-gender (plural)
genderku (first-person possessive)
gendermu (possessive second-person)
gendernya (possessive third-person)

Borrowed from Javanese ꦒꦼꦤ꧀ꦢꦺꦂ (gendèr), from Old Javanese gĕnder.


accelerando

Unadapted borrowing from Italian accelerando (“accelerating”).

ubor

(music) accelerando: with a gradual increase in speed.


ti

Borrowed from English ti, from alteration of si, made so that every note of solfège would begin with a different letter.

(music) ti (a syllable used in solfège to represent the seventh note of a major scale)


lento

Unadapted borrowing from Italian lento, from Latin lentus.


mezzo

Unadapted borrowing from Italian mezzo, from Latin medius.


carillon

id-noun

carillon (first-person possessive carillonku, second-person possessive carillonmu, third-person possessive carillonnya)

carillonku (first-person possessive)
carillonmu (possessive second-person)
carillonnya (possessive third-person)

Unadapted borrowing from French carillon.

ubor

(music) carillon: a set of bells, often in a bell tower, sometimes operated by means of a keyboard (manual or pedal), originating from the Low Countries.


morendo

Unadapted borrowing from Italian morendo.


prestissimo

Unadapted borrowing from Italian prestissimo.


moderato

Unadapted borrowing from Italian moderato.


cantabile

Unadapted borrowing from Italian cantabile.

(music) cantabile, singingly, lyrically.


fortissimo

Unadapted borrowing from Italian fortissimo.


pianissimo

Unadapted borrowing from Italian pianissimo.


allegretto

Unadapted borrowing from Italian allegretto.


crescendo

Unadapted borrowing from Italian crescendo, from Latin crēscendum (“increasing, growing”), gerund of crēscō.

der

(music) crescendo: An instruction to play gradually more loudly, denoted by a long, narrow angle with its apex on the left ( < ).


rok

(music) rock, a style of music characterized by basic drum-beat, generally 4/4 riffs, based on (usually electric) guitar, bass guitar, drums and vocals.


adagio

Borrowed from English adagio, from Italian adagio.

(music) a tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played rather slowly, leisurely and gracefully

adagio
(music) a passage having this mark


gong

id-noun

gong (first-person possessive gongku, second-person possessive gongmu, third-person possessive gongnya)

gongku (first-person possessive)
gongmu (possessive second-person)
gongnya (possessive third-person)


tenor

tenor (first-person possessive tenorku, second-person possessive tenormu, third-person possessive tenornya)

tenorku (first-person possessive)
tenormu (possessive second-person)
tenornya (possessive third-person)

* From Dutch tenor, from Italian tenore, from Latin tenor.
* Semantic loan from English tenor for sense of time to maturity of a bond.

(music) a musical range or section higher than bass and lower than alto.

(music) a person, instrument or group that performs in the tenor (higher than bass and lower than alto) range.


skala

skala (plural skala-skala, first-person possessive skalaku, second-person possessive skalamu, third-person possessive skalanya)

skala-skala (plural)
skalaku (first-person possessive)
skalamu (possessive second-person)
skalanya (possessive third-person)

From Dutch schaal (“scale”) or Portuguese escala, form Latin scala.

(Standard Malay)

(music) A series of notes spanning an octave, tritave, or pseudo-octave, used to make melodies.


matra

matra (first-person possessive matraku, second-person possessive matramu, third-person possessive matranya)

matraku (first-person possessive)
matramu (possessive second-person)
matranya (possessive third-person)

From Sanskrit मात्रा (mātrā, “measure”). Doublet of meter.
* Displaced Dutch dimensie (“dimension”) by Komisi Bahasa Indonesia as published on Kanpō/Berita Pemerintah No.38 Year III Month 3 (2604) in 1944.

matra,
(music) a measure of cadence pressure.


tala

tala (first-person possessive talaku, second-person possessive talamu, third-person possessive talanya)

talaku (first-person possessive)
talamu (possessive second-person)
talanya (possessive third-person)


motif

From Dutch motief, from Middle Dutch motijf, from Old French motif (Modern French motif), from Late Latin mōtivus.

(music, literature) A short melodic or lyrical passage that is repeated in several parts of a work.


rondo

rondo (first-person possessive rondoku, second-person possessive rondomu, third-person possessive rondonya)

rondoku (first-person possessive)
rondomu (possessive second-person)
rondonya (possessive third-person)

From Italian rondo, from French rondeau. Doublet of raun, ronda, and ronde.

(music) rondo: a musical composition, commonly of a lively, cheerful character, in which the first strain recurs after each of the other strains.


larghetto

Unadapted borrowing from Italian larghetto, diminutive of largo.


etude

id-noun

étudè (first-person possessive etudeku, second-person possessive etudemu, third-person possessive etudenya)

étudè (canonical)
etudeku (first-person possessive)
etudemu (possessive second-person)
etudenya (possessive third-person)

From English etude, from French étude (“study”), from Old French estude (“study”), from Latin studium (“spirit”). Doublet of studi and studio.

(music) etude: a short piece of music, designed to give a performer practice in a particular area or skill.


mezzo piano

Unadapted borrowing from Italian mezzo piano.


allargando

Unadapted borrowing from Italian allargando.

(music) allargando: Decreasing in tempo; getting slower.


kecapi

id-noun

kecapi (first-person possessive kecapiku, second-person possessive kecapimu, third-person possessive kecapinya)

kecapiku (first-person possessive)
kecapimu (possessive second-person)
kecapinya (possessive third-person)

From Sundanese ᮊᮎᮕᮤ (kacapi, “zither”), probably from Sanskrit कच्छपी (kacchapī, “lute”).

kacapi: a box zither with an open bottom, played by plucking, originating in traditional Sundanese music


singel

singel (plural singel-singel, first-person possessive singelku, second-person possessive singelmu, third-person possessive singelnya)

singel-singel (plural)
singelku (first-person possessive)
singelmu (possessive second-person)
singelnya (possessive third-person)


cavatina

Unadapted borrowing from Italian cavatina.


gamelan

id-noun

gamelan (first-person possessive gamelanku, second-person possessive gamelanmu, third-person possessive gamelannya)

gamelanku (first-person possessive)
gamelanmu (possessive second-person)
gamelannya (possessive third-person)

Borrowed from Javanese ꦒꦩꦼꦭꦤ꧀ (gamelan), from Old Javanese gamelan.

a genre of traditional Indonesian music; specifically Javanese, Balinese and Sundanese origin typically featuring metallophones, xylophones, drums, gongs and a bamboo flute

an ensemble performing this style of music.


selo

sèlo (first-person possessive seloku, second-person possessive selomu, third-person possessive selonya)

sèlo (canonical)
seloku (first-person possessive)
selomu (possessive second-person)
selonya (possessive third-person)

From Dutch cello, shortening of violoncello, from Italian violoncello.

(music) cello: a large stringed instrument of the violin family with four strings, tuned from lowest to highest C-G-D-A, and played with a bow, also possessing an endpin to support the instrument's weight.


dansa

dansa (first-person possessive dansaku, second-person possessive dansamu, third-person possessive dansanya)

dansaku (first-person possessive)
dansamu (possessive second-person)
dansanya (possessive third-person)

From Malay dansa, from Portuguese dança (“dance”) or Spanish danza (“dance”).


harmonika

harmonika (first-person possessive harmonikaku, second-person possessive harmonikamu, third-person possessive harmonikanya)

harmonikaku (first-person possessive)
harmonikamu (possessive second-person)
harmonikanya (possessive third-person)

From Dutch mondharmonica, from German Mundharmonika.

(music) harmonica: a musical wind instrument with a series of holes for the player to blow into, each hole producing a different note.


da capo

Unadapted borrowing from Italian da capo.

ubor

(music) from scratch; from the beginning; from the top


rallentando

Unadapted borrowing from Italian rallentando.


ritenuto

Unadapted borrowing from Italian ritenuto.


dol

(music) a type of conical drum from Bengkulu.


kor

id-noun

kor (first-person possessive korku, second-person possessive kormu, third-person possessive kornya)

korku (first-person possessive)
kormu (possessive second-person)
kornya (possessive third-person)

From Dutch koor (“choir”), from Middle Dutch côor, from Latin chorus. Cognate with Afrikaans koor, English choir.

Comparison of Standard Malay and Indonesian


mezzo forte

Unadapted borrowing from Italian mezzo forte.

ubor

(music) mezzo forte (louder then mezzo piano, but softer than forte)


decrescendo

Unadapted borrowing from Italian decrescendo.


mol

id-noun

mol (plural mol-mol, first-person possessive molku, second-person possessive molmu, third-person possessive molnya)

mol-mol (plural)
molku (first-person possessive)
molmu (possessive second-person)
molnya (possessive third-person)

Borrowed from Dutch mol, from French mol, mou, from Old French mol, from Latin mollem.


kunci

kunci (root)
mengunci (active)
terkunci (active involuntary)
dikunci (active involuntary passive)
kunci (active)
kuncilah (active)
menguncikan (active applicative causative locative)
terkuncikan (applicative causative locative)
dikuncikan (applicative causative locative passive)
kuncikan (applicative causative locative)
kuncikanlah (applicative causative locative)

From Malay kunci (“key”), from Hindi कुंजी (kuñjī, “key”), from Sanskrit कुञ्चिका (kuñcikā).
* Semantic loan from Dutch sleutel for wrench, spanner and clef senses.
* Semantic loan from Dutch akkoord for chord sense.
* Semantic loan from English key for music (other than clef sense), education, computing, cryptography and internet sense.

(music, figurative) in musical theory, the total melodic and harmonic relations, which exist between the tones of an ideal scale, major or minor; tonality.

(Standard Malay)

(music, figurative) in musical theory and notation, the tonality centering in a given tone, or the several tones taken collectively, of a given scale, major or minor.

(music, figurative) clef, a symbol found on a musical staff that indicates the pitches represented by the lines and the spaces on the staff.

(music, colloquial, figurative) chord, a harmonic set of three or more notes that is heard as if sounding simultaneously.


pugar

pugar (first-person possessive pugarku, second-person possessive pugarmu, third-person possessive pugarnya)

pugarku (first-person possessive)
pugarmu (possessive second-person)
pugarnya (possessive third-person)

Borrowed from Javanese ꦥꦸꦒꦼꦂ (puger). Semantic loan from Dutch herstellingsteken for music sense of natural.

sl

(music) natural: The symbol ♮ used to indicate such a natural note.


da capo al fine

Unadapted borrowing from Italian da capo al fine.

ubor

(music) da capo al fine: repeat from the beginning up to the word fine ("end").


pulsa

id-noun

pulsa (first-person possessive pulsaku, second-person possessive pulsamu, third-person possessive pulsanya)

pulsaku (first-person possessive)
pulsamu (possessive second-person)
pulsanya (possessive third-person)

(music) the beat or tactus of a piece of music.

pulse,
the beat or tactus of a piece of music.


sotto voce

Unadapted borrowing from Italian sottovoce.


rubato

Unadapted borrowing from Italian rubato.


bahu

* Inherited from Malay bahu, from Classical Malay bahu, from Sanskrit बाहु (bāhu), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *baHźʰúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰaHȷ́ʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵʰús (“arm”). Doublet of baju.
* Semantic loan from Javanese ꦧꦲꦸ (bahu, “arm, village assistant”), from Old Javanese bāhu (“arm”), from the same Sanskrit बाहु (bāhu). See also Javanese bahudendha (“powerful”), from Old Javanese bāhudaṇḍa (“arm; assistant, guard, protection”, literally “long arm, arm-staff”), from Sanskrit बाहुदण्ड (bāhudaṇḍa, “long arm, arm-staff”).

cog

(music, figurative) edge of musical percussion instrument that takes the form of a flat, circular metal disc which is hit with a mallet, such as gong (the shoulder of the instrument).


banyo

id-noun

banyo (first-person possessive banyoku, second-person possessive banyomu, third-person possessive banyonya)

banyoku (first-person possessive)
banyomu (possessive second-person)
banyonya (possessive third-person)

Borrowed from Dutch banjo, from English banjo. Compare Malay banjo.


solfeggio

Unadapted borrowing from Italian solfeggio.

ubor

(music) solfeggio, solfège: a method of sight singing that uses the syllables do (originally ut), re, mi, fa, sol (or so), la, and si (or ti) to represent the seven principal pitches of the scale, most commonly the major scale. The fixed-do system uses do for C, and the moveable-do system uses do for whatever key the melody uses (thus B is do if the piece is in the key of B). The relative natural minor of a scale may be represented by beginning at la.


trompet

id-noun

trompet (first-person possessive trompetku, second-person possessive trompetmu, third-person possessive trompetnya)

trompetku (first-person possessive)
trompetmu (possessive second-person)
trompetnya (possessive third-person)

(music) A trumpet (especially one of European origin)


konduktor

konduktor (plural konduktor-konduktor, first-person possessive konduktorku, second-person possessive konduktormu, third-person possessive konduktornya)

konduktor-konduktor (plural)
konduktorku (first-person possessive)
konduktormu (possessive second-person)
konduktornya (possessive third-person)

Learned borrowing from Latin conductor. Doublet of kondektur.
* Semantic loan from English conductor for music sense.

(music) a person who conducts an orchestra, choir or other music ensemble; a professional whose occupation is conducting.


stringendo

Unadapted borrowing from Italian stringendo (“tightening”).


kanon

id-noun

kanon (first-person possessive kanonku, second-person possessive kanonmu, third-person possessive kanonnya)

kanonku (first-person possessive)
kanonmu (possessive second-person)
kanonnya (possessive third-person)

Ultimately from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn). Doublet of kanun and qanun.
* For sense of land lease tax, via Arabic قَانُون (qānūn, “tax, law”).
* For sense in music and Christianity, via Dutch canon, from Old French canon, from Latin canōn.

(music) a piece of music in which the same melody is played by different voices, but beginning at different times; a round.


saksofon

saksofon (first-person possessive saksofonku, second-person possessive saksofonmu, third-person possessive saksofonnya)

saksofonku (first-person possessive)
saksofonmu (possessive second-person)
saksofonnya (possessive third-person)


harmoni

harmoni (first-person possessive harmoniku, second-person possessive harmonimu, third-person possessive harmoninya)

harmoniku (first-person possessive)
harmonimu (possessive second-person)
harmoninya (possessive third-person)

From Dutch harmonie, from Middle Dutch harmonia, armonie, from Old French harmonie, from Latin harmonia, from Ancient Greek ἁρμονία (harmonía).

(music) process by which individual sounds are joined or composed into whole units or compositions.


dangdut

Altered from dang-ding-dut.
Coined by Tempo (Indonesian magazine).

(music) dangdut, a genre of Indonesian music that combines elements of Arab and Malay folk music.


majeur

Unadapted borrowing from French majeur (“major”).

ubor

(music) Alternative spelling of mayor (“major”)


biola

id-noun

biola (plural biola-biola, first-person possessive biolaku, second-person possessive biolamu, third-person possessive biolanya)

biola-biola (plural)
biolaku (first-person possessive)
biolamu (possessive second-person)
biolanya (possessive third-person)

From Malay biola, from Portuguese viola, from Old Galician-Portuguese viola, from Old Occitan viola, from Medieval Latin vitula, from Vitula, Roman goddess of joy and victory.

(music) violin: A musical four-string instrument, generally played with a bow or by plucking the string, with the pitch set by pressing the strings at the appropriate place with the fingers; also any instrument of the violin family.


akor

akor (plural akor-akor, first-person possessive akorku, second-person possessive akormu, third-person possessive akornya)

akor-akor (plural)
akorku (first-person possessive)
akormu (possessive second-person)
akornya (possessive third-person)

From Dutch akkoord, from Middle Dutch accoort, from Old French acorder (Modern French accord), from Vulgar Latin *accordāre, ultimately from Latin cor (“heart”). Doublet of accoord and akur.

(music) chord: a harmonic set of three or more notes that is heard as if sounding simultaneously.


konser

konsèr (first-person possessive konserku, second-person possessive konsermu, third-person possessive konsernya)

konsèr (canonical)
konserku (first-person possessive)
konsermu (possessive second-person)
konsernya (possessive third-person)

From Dutch concert, from French concert, from Italian concerto.


fals

fals (first-person possessive falsku, second-person possessive falsmu, third-person possessive falsnya)

falsku (first-person possessive)
falsmu (possessive second-person)
falsnya (possessive third-person)

From Dutch vals (“false”), from Latin falsus (“counterfeit, false; falsehood”), perfect passive participle of fallō (“deceive”).


akordeon

id-noun

akordèon (first-person possessive akordeonku, second-person possessive akordeonmu, third-person possessive akordeonnya)

akordèon (canonical)
akordeonku (first-person possessive)
akordeonmu (possessive second-person)
akordeonnya (possessive third-person)

From Dutch accordeon, from French accordéon, from German Akkordeon.


recitativo

Unadapted borrowing from Italian recitativo.


xilofon

id-noun

xilofon (first-person possessive xilofonku, second-person possessive xilofonmu, third-person possessive xilofonnya)

xilofonku (first-person possessive)
xilofonmu (possessive second-person)
xilofonnya (possessive third-person)

From English xylophone or Dutch xylofoon.


kantata

kantata (first-person possessive kantataku, second-person possessive kantatamu, third-person possessive kantatanya)

kantataku (first-person possessive)
kantatamu (possessive second-person)
kantatanya (possessive third-person)

From Italian cantata, from Latin [Term?].

(music) cantata: a vocal composition accompanied by instruments and generally containing more than one movement, typical of 17th and 18th century Italian music.


orkestra

orkestra (plural orkestra-orkestra, first-person possessive orkestraku, second-person possessive orkestramu, third-person possessive orkestranya)

orkestra-orkestra (plural)
orkestraku (first-person possessive)
orkestramu (possessive second-person)
orkestranya (possessive third-person)

Learned borrowing from Latin orchestra, from Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρα (orkhḗstra), from ὀρχοῦμαι (orkhoûmai, “to dance”) (an intensification of ἔρχομαι (érkhomai, “to go, come”), from Proto-Indo-European *ergh- (“to set in motion, stir up, raise”)) + suffix *-tra denoting "place". Doublet of orkes


kres

id-noun

kres (first-person possessive kresku, second-person possessive kresmu, third-person possessive kresnya)

kresku (first-person possessive)
kresmu (possessive second-person)
kresnya (possessive third-person)

From Dutch kruis, from Middle Dutch cruce, from Latin crux (“cross”).

(music) sharp, higher than usual by one semitone (denoted by the symbol ♯ after the name of the note).


gitar

gitar (plural gitar-gitar, first-person possessive gitarku, second-person possessive gitarmu, third-person possessive gitarnya)

gitar-gitar (plural)
gitarku (first-person possessive)
gitarmu (possessive second-person)
gitarnya (possessive third-person)


oratorium

oratorium (first-person possessive oratoriumku, second-person possessive oratoriummu, third-person possessive oratoriumnya)

oratoriumku (first-person possessive)
oratoriummu (possessive second-person)
oratoriumnya (possessive third-person)

From Dutch oratorium, from Latin ōrātōrium (“place of prayer, oratory”), substantive of ōrātōrius (“oratorical”), from ōrātor (“public speaker, orator”) + -ōrius.

der

(Christianity, Roman Catholicism, music) An oratorio, a religiously-themed semi-operatic form of music.


prélude

Unadapted borrowing from French prélude (“prelude”), from Late Latin praeludium.

ubor

(music) prelude: a short, free-form piece of music, originally one serving as an introduction to a longer and more complex piece; later, starting with the Romantic period, generally a stand-alone piece.


a tempo

Unadapted borrowing from Italian a tempo.

(music) return to normal tempo from a deviation


qanun

From Arabic قَانُون (qānūn), ultimately from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn). Doublet of kanon and kanun.

(music) qanun, a musical instrument similar to a zither.


partitur

id-noun

partitur (first-person possessive partiturku, second-person possessive partiturmu, third-person possessive partiturnya)

partiturku (first-person possessive)
partiturmu (possessive second-person)
partiturnya (possessive third-person)

From Dutch partituur, from German Partitur, from Italian partitura (“partition, musical score”), from Medieval Latin partitūra, from partiō, partior (“to divide, to partition, to share”) + -ūra.

der

(music) full score, conductor's score, partitur.


bariton

id-noun

bariton (first-person possessive baritonku, second-person possessive baritonmu, third-person possessive baritonnya)

baritonku (first-person possessive)
baritonmu (possessive second-person)
baritonnya (possessive third-person)

From Dutch bariton, from Italian baritono, from Ancient Greek βαρύτονος (barútonos), from βαρύς (barús, “heavy”) + τόνος (tónos, “tone”).

(music) baritone:
the male voice between tenor and bass.

the musical range between tenor and bass.

a person, instrument, or group that performs in the range between tenor and bass.


komponis

From Dutch componist, from German Komponist. Compare to Afrikaans komponis.


gaya

gaya (plural gaya-gaya, first-person possessive gayaku, second-person possessive gayamu, third-person possessive gayanya)

gaya-gaya (plural)
gayaku (first-person possessive)
gayamu (possessive second-person)
gayanya (possessive third-person)

From Malay gaya, probably from Sanskrit गय (gaya, “acquired or conquered properties”).


gangsa

id-noun

gangsa (plural gangsa-gangsa, first-person possessive gangsaku, second-person possessive gangsamu, third-person possessive gangsanya)

gangsa-gangsa (plural)
gangsaku (first-person possessive)
gangsamu (possessive second-person)
gangsanya (possessive third-person)

Inherited from Malay gangsa (“bronze”), from Sanskrit कंस (kaṃsa). Semantic loan from Javanese ꦒꦁꦱ (gangsa, “musical instrument and/or ensemble”) and Balinese ᬕᬗ᭄ᬲ (gangsa) for musical sense.


bunyi

From Proto-Malayic *buñi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *buñi, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *buñi, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buñi.

(music) a distinctive style and sonority of a particular musician, orchestra etc.


tambur

id-noun

tambur (plural tambur-tambur, first-person possessive tamburku, second-person possessive tamburmu, third-person possessive tamburnya)

tambur-tambur (plural)
tamburku (first-person possessive)
tamburmu (possessive second-person)
tamburnya (possessive third-person)

From Dutch tamboer, from French tambour, from Arabic طُنْبُور (ṭunbūr) or Persian تبیر (tabir, “drum”).


slendro

slendro (first-person possessive slendroku, second-person possessive slendromu, third-person possessive slendronya)

slendroku (first-person possessive)
slendromu (possessive second-person)
slendronya (possessive third-person)

Borrowed from Javanese ꦱ꧀ꦭꦺꦤ꧀ꦢꦿꦺꦴ (sléndro).

bor+

(music) slendro: a pentatonic scale, the older of the two most common scales used in Indonesian gamelan music, the other being pelog.


tembang

id-noun

têmbang (plural tembang-tembang, first-person possessive tembangku, second-person possessive tembangmu, third-person possessive tembangnya)

têmbang (canonical)
tembang-tembang (plural)
tembangku (first-person possessive)
tembangmu (possessive second-person)
tembangnya (possessive third-person)


kibor

kibor (first-person possessive kiborku, second-person possessive kibormu, third-person possessive kibornya)

kiborku (first-person possessive)
kibormu (possessive second-person)
kibornya (possessive third-person)

(music) a device with keys of a musical keyboard, used to control electronic sound-producing devices which may be built into or separate from the keyboard device.


terompet

terompet (first-person possessive terompetku, second-person possessive terompetmu, third-person possessive terompetnya)

terompetku (first-person possessive)
terompetmu (possessive second-person)
terompetnya (possessive third-person)


sundari

sundari (first-person possessive sundariku, second-person possessive sundarimu, third-person possessive sundarinya)

sundariku (first-person possessive)
sundarimu (possessive second-person)
sundarinya (possessive third-person)

From Sanskrit सुन्दरि (sundari), feminine vocative singular form of सुन्दर (sundara, “beautiful”).

(music) sundari: a double-reed wind instrument with seven to nine holes, related to the shehnai.


siter

sitêr (first-person possessive siterku, second-person possessive sitermu, third-person possessive siternya)

sitêr (canonical)
siterku (first-person possessive)
sitermu (possessive second-person)
siternya (possessive third-person)

From Dutch citer, from Middle Dutch cythaer, from Old Dutch cithara, from Latin cithara, from Ancient Greek κιθάρα (kithára, “kind of harp”).


bagian

From Malay bagian, a variant of the standard bahagian. Equivalent to bagi + -an.
* The sense “duty” is a semantic loan from English part.
* The sense “subdivision” is a semantic loan from Dutch sectie.
* The sense “fate” is a semantic loan from Arabic نَصِيب (naṣīb, “destiny”, literally “portion”).
The superseded spelling bahagian was used as translation of Japanese 部(ぶ) (bu, “department”) during the Japanese occupation.

semantic loan

(music) The melody played or sung by a particular instrument, voice, or group of instruments or voices, within a polyphonic piece.


birama

id-noun

birama (first-person possessive biramaku, second-person possessive biramamu, third-person possessive biramanya)

biramaku (first-person possessive)
biramamu (possessive second-person)
biramanya (possessive third-person)

From Sanskrit विराम (virāma, “termination, stop”).

der

A vertical line across a musical staff dividing written music into sections, typically of equal durational value.

(music) bar.
One of those musical sections.


musikus

Borrowed from Dutch musicus (“musician”), from Latin mūsicus, from Latin mūsicus, from Ancient Greek μουσικός (mousikós). Doublet of musisi.


musisi

From Dutch musici (“musicians”), the plural of musicus (“musician”), from Latin mūsicus, from Ancient Greek μουσικός (mousikós). Doublet of musikus.


intonasi

From Dutch intonatie, from French intonation.

(music) the act of sounding the tones of the musical scale.


orkes

id-noun

orkes (plural orkes-orkes, first-person possessive orkesku, second-person possessive orkesmu, third-person possessive orkesnya)

orkes-orkes (plural)
orkesku (first-person possessive)
orkesmu (possessive second-person)
orkesnya (possessive third-person)

Borrowed from Dutch orkest (“orchestra”), from French orchestre, from Latin orchēstra, from Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρα (orkhḗstra). Doublet of orkestra.


con amore

Unadapted borrowing from Italian con amore (literally “with love”).

ubor

(music) con amore: played gently, with tenderness


stratifikasi

id-noun

stratifikasi (first-person possessive stratifikasiku, second-person possessive stratifikasimu, third-person possessive stratifikasinya)

stratifikasiku (first-person possessive)
stratifikasimu (possessive second-person)
stratifikasinya (possessive third-person)

From Dutch stratificatie, from French stratification, from Medieval Latin stratificatio, from Latin stratum.

stratification;
(music) a layering of musical texture

stratification;
a layering of musical texture


komposisi

komposisi (plural komposisi-komposisi, first-person possessive komposisiku, second-person possessive komposisimu, third-person possessive komposisinya)

komposisi-komposisi (plural)
komposisiku (first-person possessive)
komposisimu (possessive second-person)
komposisinya (possessive third-person)

From Dutch compositie, from Middle Dutch composicie, from Middle French composition, from Old French composicion, from Latin compositiō, from componere (“to put together”).

(art, music) a work of music, literature or art.

composition:
a work of music, literature or art.


modulasi

modulasi (plural modulasi-modulasi, first-person possessive modulasiku, second-person possessive modulasimu, third-person possessive modulasinya)

modulasi-modulasi (plural)
modulasiku (first-person possessive)
modulasimu (possessive second-person)
modulasinya (possessive third-person)

From Dutch modulatie, from Middle French modulation, from Latin modulatio.


pangkon

pangkon (first-person possessive pangkonku, second-person possessive pangkonmu, third-person possessive pangkonnya)

pangkonku (first-person possessive)
pangkonmu (possessive second-person)
pangkonnya (possessive third-person)

Reconstructed as pangku + -an, from Javanese pangkon (ꦥꦁꦏꦺꦴꦤ꧀, “virama”, literally “lap”) and Balinese pangkon (ᬧᬗ᭄ᬓᭀᬦ᭄, literally “lap”), from Old Javanese paṅkwan, paṅkon (“lap”). Doublet of pangkuan.

bor

(dialect, music, Bali) hollow wood, the upper part is used to place the metal blades of gamelan, saron, and so on, acting as a sound maker.


harmonik

id-noun

harmonik (first-person possessive harmonikku, second-person possessive harmonikmu, third-person possessive harmoniknya)

harmonikku (first-person possessive)
harmonikmu (possessive second-person)
harmoniknya (possessive third-person)

(music) the place where, on a bowed string instrument, a note in the harmonic series of a particular string can be played without the fundamental present.


notenbalk

notenbalk (plural notenbalk-notenbalk, first-person possessive notenbalkku, second-person possessive notenbalkmu, third-person possessive notenbalknya)

notenbalk-notenbalk (plural)
notenbalkku (first-person possessive)
notenbalkmu (possessive second-person)
notenbalknya (possessive third-person)

Unadapted borrowing from Dutch notenbalk (“musical stave”, literally “(musical) note beam, bar”).

ubor

(music) musical stave, set of lines to write notes on


arababu

id-noun

arababu (first-person possessive arababuku, second-person possessive arababumu, third-person possessive arababunya)

arababuku (first-person possessive)
arababumu (possessive second-person)
arababunya (possessive third-person)

From Arabic الرَبَابَة (ar-rabāba). Doublet of rebab.


membranofon

mèmbranofon (first-person possessive membranofonku, second-person possessive membranofonmu, third-person possessive membranofonnya)

mèmbranofon (canonical)
membranofonku (first-person possessive)
membranofonmu (possessive second-person)
membranofonnya (possessive third-person)

(music) membranophone: any musical instrument that produces sound via the vibration of a stretched membrane.


selis

sèlis (first-person possessive selisku, second-person possessive selismu, third-person possessive selisnya)

sèlis (canonical)
selisku (first-person possessive)
selismu (possessive second-person)
selisnya (possessive third-person)

From Dutch cellist. Equivalent to selo + -is.

(music) cellist: someone who plays the cello.


stambul

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

(music) a type of Indonesian musical style that typically makes use of the kroncong.


falseto

id-noun

falséto (first-person possessive falsetoku, second-person possessive falsetomu, third-person possessive falsetonya)

falséto (canonical)
falsetoku (first-person possessive)
falsetomu (possessive second-person)
falsetonya (possessive third-person)


aksidental

aksidèntal (first-person possessive aksidentalku, second-person possessive aksidentalmu, third-person possessive aksidentalnya)

aksidèntal (canonical)
aksidentalku (first-person possessive)
aksidentalmu (possessive second-person)
aksidentalnya (possessive third-person)

From English accidental, from Middle French accidentel, accidental, and their source, Late Latin accidēntālis.

(music) accidental: adjusted by one or two semitones, in temporary departure from the key signature.


aransemen

aransêmèn (first-person possessive aransemenku, second-person possessive aransemenmu, third-person possessive aransemennya)

aransêmèn (canonical)
aransemenku (first-person possessive)
aransemenmu (possessive second-person)
aransemennya (possessive third-person)

From Dutch arrangement, from French arrangement.

(music) arrangement: an adaptation of a piece of music for other instruments, or in another style.


setengah

setengah (first-person possessive setengahku, second-person possessive setengahmu, third-person possessive setengahnya)

setengahku (first-person possessive)
setengahmu (possessive second-person)
setengahnya (possessive third-person)


seperempat

seperempat (first-person possessive seperempatku, second-person possessive seperempatmu, third-person possessive seperempatnya)

seperempatku (first-person possessive)
seperempatmu (possessive second-person)
seperempatnya (possessive third-person)

(music) crotchet, quarter note: a musical note one beat long in 4/4 time.


ensambel

From English ensemble, from French ensemble, from Old French ensemble, from Latin in simul. Displaced earlier form ansambel, a loanword from Dutch ensemble.

(music) ensemble: a piece for several instrumentalists or vocalists.


ansambel

ansambêl (plural ansambel-ansambel, first-person possessive ansambelku, second-person possessive ansambelmu, third-person possessive ansambelnya)

ansambêl (canonical)
ansambel-ansambel (plural)
ansambelku (first-person possessive)
ansambelmu (possessive second-person)
ansambelnya (possessive third-person)

From Dutch ensemble, from French ensemble, from Old French ensemble, from Latin in simul. Replaced by ènsambêl, a loanword from English ensemble.

(music) alternative spelling of ènsambêl (“ensemble: a piece for several instrumentalists or vocalists”).


garis bantu

garis bantu (plural garis-garis bantu, first-person possessive garis bantuku, second-person possessive garis bantumu, third-person possessive garis bantunya)

garis-garis bantu (plural)
garis bantu ku (first-person possessive)
garis bantu mu (possessive second-person)
garis bantu nya (possessive third-person)

(Standard Malay)

(music) ledger line: A musical notation to inscribe notes outside the lines and spaces of the regular musical staves; a line slightly longer than the note is drawn parallel to the staff, above or below, spaced at the same distances as the notes within the staff.


tangga nada

tangga nada (plural tangga-tangga nada, first-person possessive tangga nadaku, second-person possessive tangga nadamu, third-person possessive tangga nadanya)

tangga-tangga nada (plural)
tangga nada ku (first-person possessive)
tangga nada mu (possessive second-person)
tangga nada nya (possessive third-person)

Compound of tangga (“ladder”) + nada (“tone”), calque of Dutch toonladder (“scale”, literally “tone scale”).

clq

(music) scale: A series of notes spanning an octave, tritave, or pseudo-octave, used to make melodies.


simfoni

id-noun

simfoni (first-person possessive simfoniku, second-person possessive simfonimu, third-person possessive simfoninya)

simfoniku (first-person possessive)
simfonimu (possessive second-person)
simfoninya (possessive third-person)


resonansi

résonansi (plural resonansi-resonansi, first-person possessive resonansiku, second-person possessive resonansimu, third-person possessive resonansinya)

résonansi (canonical)
resonansi-resonansi (plural)
resonansiku (first-person possessive)
resonansimu (possessive second-person)
resonansinya (possessive third-person)

Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch resonantie, from Old French resonance (French résonance), from Latin resonantia (“echo”), from resonō (“I resound”).

(music) An increase in the strength or duration of a musical tone produced by sympathetic vibration.


canang

canang (first-person possessive canangku, second-person possessive canangmu, third-person possessive canangnya)

canangku (first-person possessive)
canangmu (possessive second-person)
canangnya (possessive third-person)

(music) a type of small gong used as an instrument of alarm or announcement


penguat

pênguat (plural penguat-penguat, first-person possessive penguatku, second-person possessive penguatmu, third-person possessive penguatnya)

pênguat (canonical)
penguat-penguat (plural)
penguatku (first-person possessive)
penguatmu (possessive second-person)
penguatnya (possessive third-person)

(music) a portable encasement that houses a large speaker, used to amplify voices and musical instruments at live performances.


antunga

antunga (plural antunga-antunga, first-person possessive antungaku, second-person possessive antungamu, third-person possessive antunganya)

antunga-antunga (plural)
antungaku (first-person possessive)
antungamu (possessive second-person)
antunganya (possessive third-person)

(music) bamboo Qanbūs, a short-necked lute.


instrumentasi

instrumentasi (plural instrumentasi-instrumentasi, first-person possessive instrumentasiku, second-person possessive instrumentasimu, third-person possessive instrumentasinya)

instrumentasi-instrumentasi (plural)
instrumentasiku (first-person possessive)
instrumentasimu (possessive second-person)
instrumentasinya (possessive third-person)

(music) orchestration: the arrangement of a musical composition for performance by a number of different instruments; instrumental composition; composition for an orchestra or military band.


instrumen

instrumen (plural instrumen-instrumen, first-person possessive instrumenku, second-person possessive instrumenmu, third-person possessive instrumennya)

instrumen-instrumen (plural)
instrumenku (first-person possessive)
instrumenmu (possessive second-person)
instrumennya (possessive third-person)

Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch instrument, from Middle Dutch instrument, from Old French instrument, from Latin īnstrūmentum.

(music) musical instrument: a device used to produce music.


terapi musik

terapi musik (plural terapi-terapi musik, first-person possessive terapi musikku, second-person possessive terapi musikmu, third-person possessive terapi musiknya)

terapi-terapi musik (plural)
terapi musik ku (first-person possessive)
terapi musik mu (possessive second-person)
terapi musik nya (possessive third-person)


titinada

titinada (plural titinada-titinada, first-person possessive titinadaku, second-person possessive titinadamu, third-person possessive titinadanya)

titinada-titinada (plural)
titinadaku (first-person possessive)
titinadamu (possessive second-person)
titinadanya (possessive third-person)

Compound of titi + nada (“tone”), calque of Dutch toonhoogte (“pitch”).

, kelangsingan (Standard Malay)

(music) pitch: The perceived frequency of a sound or note; The standard to which a group of musical instruments are tuned or in which a piece is performed, usually by reference to the frequency to which the musical note A above middle C is tuned.


tinggi nada

tinggi nada (plural tinggi-tinggi nada, first-person possessive tinggi nadaku, second-person possessive tinggi nadamu, third-person possessive tinggi nadanya)

tinggi-tinggi nada (plural)
tinggi nada ku (first-person possessive)
tinggi nada mu (possessive second-person)
tinggi nada nya (possessive third-person)

Compound of tinggi (“height”) + nada (“tone”), calque of Dutch toonhoogte (“pitch”).


pupuh

pupuh (plural pupuh-pupuh, first-person possessive pupuhku, second-person possessive pupuhmu, third-person possessive pupuhnya)

pupuh-pupuh (plural)
pupuhku (first-person possessive)
pupuhmu (possessive second-person)
pupuhnya (possessive third-person)

Borrowed from Javanese ꦥꦸꦥꦸꦃ (pupuh, “song; eye drop; to hit; to war; to fight”), from Old Javanese pupuh (“stroke, blow; fight, battle; musical mallet”).

der

(literature, music) songs that are bound by the number of syllables in one verse, the number of lines, and the game of the song


pemusik

musical instrument
musical instrument#English

musician (a composer, conductor, or performer of music; specifically, a person who sings and/or plays a musical instrument as a hobby, occupation, or profession)


balok not

id-noun

balok not (plural balok-balok not, first-person possessive balok notku, second-person possessive balok notmu, third-person possessive balok notnya)

balok-balok not (plural)
balok not ku (first-person possessive)
balok not mu (possessive second-person)
balok not nya (possessive third-person)

Compound of balok (“beam”) + not (“note”), Calque of Dutch notenbalk (“musical stave”, literally “(musical) note beam, bar”).

clq

(music) musical stave, set of lines to write notes on


con dolore

Unadapted borrowing from Italian con dolore.


da camera

Unadapted borrowing from Italian da camera.


di salto

Unadapted borrowing from Italian di salto.


kolintang

id-noun

kolintang (plural kolintang-kolintang, first-person possessive kolintangku, second-person possessive kolintangmu, third-person possessive kolintangnya)

kolintang-kolintang (plural)
kolintangku (first-person possessive)
kolintangmu (possessive second-person)
kolintangnya (possessive third-person)

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kulintaŋ.