adegan
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Indonesian
Etymology
Affixed adeg + -an, borrowed from Javanese ꦲꦢꦼꦒꦤ꧀ (adegan). Semantic loan from English scene for “a part of a dramatic work” sense.
Pronunciation
Noun
adêgan (plural adegan-adegan)
- The appearance of a new character or a change in arrangement (screen) at a wayang show.
- (theater, film, television, radio) scene (part of a dramatic work that is set in the same place or time)
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Compounds
Further reading
- “adegan” 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.
Javanese
Romanization
adegan
- Romanization of ꦲꦢꦼꦒꦤ꧀
Malay
Pronunciation
Noun
adegan (Jawi spelling اديݢن, plural adegan-adegan, informal 1st possessive adeganku, 2nd possessive adeganmu, 3rd possessive adegannya)
Further reading
- “adegan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.