bedaya

English

Noun

bedaya (plural bedayas)

1. Alternative form of bedhaya

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦧꦼꦝꦪ (bedhaya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bə.ˈda.ja/
• Rhymes: -ja
• Hyphenation: bê‧da‧ya

Noun

bêdaya (plural bedaya-bedaya, first-person possessive bedayaku, second-person possessive bedayamu, third-person possessive bedayanya)

1. (dance) bedhaya: a sacred ritual Javanese dance, associated with the royal palaces of Yogyakarta and Surakarta; a performer of this dance.

Further reading

• “bedaya” 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.