apron

Internationalism, borrowed from English apron.

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


trailer

trailêr (canonical)
trailer-trailer (plural)
tréler (alternative)

From Dutch trailer, from English trailer.

(film) trailer, a preview of a film, video game or TV show


iris

Borrowed from Dutch iris (“iris”), from Middle French iris, from Latin īris, from Ancient Greek ἶρις (îris).

(anatomy, photography, cinematography) iris


mime

Unadapted borrowing from Dutch mime, from French mime, from Latin mimus, from Ancient Greek μῖμος (mîmos).


agen

agèn (canonical)
agen-agen (plural)
agens (alternative)
agén (alternative)
éjén (alternative)

From Dutch agent, from French agent, from Latin agēns. Doublet of agens.

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


leitmotif

Internationalism, borrowed from German Leitmotiv (“leading motif”).


layar

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


katarsis

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

Borrowed from Balinese arja, probably from Sanskrit ऋज् (ṛj).

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


dramatis

id-adj

dramatis (comparative lebih dramatis, superlative paling dramatis)

lebih dramatis (comparative)
paling dramatis (superlative)
دراماتيک (dramatik) (alternative)

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

komédi (canonical)
komedi-komedi (plural)

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


dorama

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


latar

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

der

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


ber-

base (verb)
base (noun)
base (adjective)
base (numeral)
be- (alternative)
bel- (alternative)

Inherited from Malay ber-, from Classical Malay ber-, from Old Malay bar-, denasalised from earlier Old Malay mar- (compare Old Malay ni- → di-), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maR-, from Proto-Austronesian *maʀ-. Cognate with Tagalog mag-, Cebuano mag-, Simalungun Batak mar-, Toba Batak mar-.

ber- + tiga (“three”) → bertiga-tiga (“three at a time, three by three”)

(acting) in a number of groups of [base] at a time


pantun

(drama) a Sundanese oral narrative performance


produser

produsêr (canonical)
produser-produser (plural)

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

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


akting

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


peran

Inherited from Malay ڤرن (peran, “clown”).

inh

<i class="Latn mention" lang="ms">peran</i>

inh+

(drama) clown, jester (in makyung show or menora show)


sutradara

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


aktualitas

From aktual + -itas. Influenced by English actuality, Dutch actualiteit, and French actualité.

(film) actuality, live reporting on current affairs


primadona

From Italian prima donna (“first lady”).

(drama) the principal female singer or the leading lady


adegan

adêgan (canonical)
adegan-adegan (plural)

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

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

sênandika (canonical)
senandika-senandika (plural)

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


takarir

From Arabic تَقَارِير (taqārīr). Semantic loan from English caption for “caption” sense.

(cinematography) caption: a piece of text appearing on screen as subtitle or other part of a film or broadcast


antawacana

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


ketoprak

(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


jimi jib

/ˈd͡ʒimi ˈd͡ʒɪp̚/

From English jimmy jib (literally “crowbar crane”).

bor

(cinematography) jimmy jib, video crane system: any boom device used to mount a camera on one end, and a counterweight with camera controls on the other


komedi stambul

id-noun

komedi stambul (plural komedi-komedi stambul)

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

com

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


stambul

stambul-stambul (plural)
Stambul (alternative)

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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sebelumnya

(television) recapitulating the preceding episodes of a series


lakuan

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


isyarat

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

Arabic إِشَارَة (ʔišāra)

(drama) cue, catchword (the last words of a play actor's speech, serving as an intimation for the next actor to speak)


properti

propêrti (canonical)
properti-properti (plural)

Borrowed from English property, from Middle English propertee, properte, propirte, proprete, from Anglo-Norman and Old French propreté, proprieté (“propriety, fitness, property”), from Latin proprietās (“a peculiarity, one's peculiar nature or quality, right or fact of possession, property”)

(drama) a prop, an object used in a dramatic production


sosiodrama

(drama, psychology, sociology) a dramatic play in which several individuals act out assigned roles for the purpose of studying and remedying problems in group or collective relationships


sulih teks

(cinematography) subtitle: textual versions of the dialogue in films (and similar media such as television or video games), usually displayed at the bottom of the screen


protagonis

Borrowed from Dutch protagonist, from Ancient Greek πρωταγωνιστής (prōtagōnistḗs).

πρωταγωνιστής

(drama, literature) the main character, or one of the main characters, in any story, such as a literary work or drama.


wangy

id-adj

wangy (comparative lebih wangy, superlative paling wangy or terwangy, equative sewangy)

lebih wangy (comparative)
paling wangy (superlative)
terwangy (superlative)
sewangy (equative)

Keqing wangy