antawacana

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [antawaˈt͡ʃana]
• Hyphenation: an‧ta‧wa‧ca‧na

Noun

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

1. (art, wayang) dhalang's specific speaking style associated with each puppet
2. (dialect, Java, drama) dialog.

   Synonym: dialog

Further reading

• “antawacana” 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.