seni rupa
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of seni (“art”) + rupa (“form”), calque of Dutch beeldende kunst (literally “depicting art”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sə.ˈni ˈru.pa/
Noun
seni rupa (plural seni-seni rupa, first-person possessive seni rupaku, second-person possessive seni rupamu, third-person possessive seni rupanya)
- (art) visual art: An art form intended to be appreciated or perceived primarily by sight, such as painting, drawing, photography, printmaking, and filmmaking.
Synonyms
- seni visual (Standard Malay)
Further reading
- “seni rupa” 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.
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