beksan

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦧꦼꦏ꧀ꦱꦤ꧀ (beksan, “dance (a series of movements)”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /bəkˈsan/ [bək̚ˈsan]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: bek‧san

Noun

beksan (plural beksan-beksan)

1. (dance) a kind of dance art or traditional dance, especially classical Javanese dance

Alternative forms

• bebeksan

Derived terms

• beksan peksi
• beksan rangin

Further reading

• “beksan”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Javanese

Etymology

Affixation of beksa +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəkˈsan/
• Rhymes: -san
• Hyphenation: bek‧san

Noun

beksan

1. dance (a series of movements)

Further reading

• “beksan”, in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Jawa-Indonesia] (in Indonesian), Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta], 2023.