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

Further reading

• “senandika” 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.