adegan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed adeg +‎ -an, borrowed from Javanese ꦲꦢꦼꦒꦤ꧀ (adegan). Semantic loan from English scene for “a part of a dramatic work” sense.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [adəˈɡan]
• Hyphenation: adê‧gan

Noun

adêgan (plural adegan-adegan)

1. the appearance of a new character or a change in arrangement (screen) at a wayang show
2. (theater, film, television, radio) scene (part of a dramatic work that is set in the same place or time)

Derived terms

Affixation

• beradegan
• pengadeganan
• seadegan

Compounds

• adegan dugong
• adegan kecil
• adegan keributan
• adegan panas
• adegan pastoral
• adegan pengikat
• adegan penyambung
• adegan ranjang
• adegan seks
• adegan simpulan
• adegan syur
• adegan terbuka
• adegan wajib

Further reading

• “adegan”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Javanese

Romanization

adegan

1. romanization of ꦲꦢꦼꦒꦤ꧀

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦲꦢꦼꦒꦤ꧀ (adegan)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈdeɡan/ [aˈde.ɡan]
• Rhymes: -eɡan, -an
• Hyphenation: a‧de‧gan

Noun

adégan (Jawi spelling اديݢن, plural adegan-adegan or adegan²)

1. scene

Further reading

• “adegan”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017