adikarya
Indonesian
Etymology
Affixed adi- + karya (“work”), calque of French chef-d'œuvre (“masterpiece”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /adikarja/
- Hyphenation: adi‧kar‧ya
Noun
adikarya
- masterpiece
- Synonyms: chef d'oeuvre, mahakarya, karya utama
Descendants
- → Malay: adikarya
Further reading
- “adikarya” 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.
Malay
Etymology
Affixed adi- + karya, borrowed from Indonesian adikarya.
Noun
adikarya (Jawi spelling اديکاريا, plural adikarya-adikarya)
- masterpiece
- Synonym: mahakarya
Further reading
- “adikarya” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.