jalan cerita
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of jalan (“road, way”) + cerita (“story”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dʒa.lan tʃəˈri.ta/
Noun
jalan cêrita (plural jalan-jalan cerita)
- (literature) plot, storyline (the course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means)
- Synonyms: alur, alur cerita, plot
Further reading
- “jalan cerita” 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.