sinetron
Appearance
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Indonesian sinetron.
Noun
[edit]sinetron (plural sinetrons)
- (Indonesia) A sitcom or soap opera.
Anagrams
[edit]Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Blend of sinema (“cinema”) + elektronik (“electronic”). Coined by Indonesian educator Soemardjono in 1978.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]sinètron (plural sinetron-sinetron)
- drama produced as a television show, especially produced in Indonesia
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → English: sinetron
Further reading
[edit]- “sinetron” 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.