senandika

Indonesian

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [sənanˈd̪ika]
  • Hyphenation: sê‧nan‧di‧ka

Noun

sênandika (first-person possessive senandikaku, second-person possessive senandikamu, third-person possessive senandikanya)

  1. (drama) soliloquy: the act of a character speaking to themselves so as to reveal their thoughts to the audience.
    Synonym: solilokui

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