sendratari

Indonesian

FWOTD – 26 May 2021

Etymology

Blend of seni (“art”) +‎ drama (“drama”) +‎ tari (“dance”). Coined by Indonesian artist and author Herman Pratikto in 1961.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sən.dra.ta.ri/
• Hyphenation: sen‧dra‧ta‧ri

Noun

sêndratari (plural sendratari-sendratari)

1. Ballet, a theatrical presentation of such dancing, usually with music, sometimes in the form of a story.
   • 2015, Rae Shella, Arum Effendi, Tyas Effendi, Untuk Apa Kau Menandai Waktu?, Universitas Brawijaya Press, page 174:

     Meski yang ingin kulihat sebenarnya adalah sendratari lain setelah pertunjukan ini, tapi tarian para perempuan di depan itu seperti mampu menyihirku.

     Even though what I really wanted to see was another ballet after this performance, but the dancing of the women in the front seemed to be able to bewitch me.

Further reading

• “sendratari” 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.