mahakarya
Indonesian
Etymology
Affixed maha- + karya, from Malay mahakarya, from Sanskrit महाकार्य (mahākārya).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /mahaˈkarja/ [ma.haˈkar.ja]
- Rhymes: -arja
- Syllabification: ma‧ha‧kar‧ya
Noun
mahakarya (plural mahakarya-mahakarya)
- masterpiece
- Synonyms: adikarya, chef d'oeuvre, karya utama
Further reading
- “mahakarya”, 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
Malay
Etymology
Affixed maha- + karya, from Sanskrit महाकार्य (mahākārya).
Noun
mahakarya (Jawi spelling مهاکاريا, plural mahakarya-mahakarya or mahakarya2)
- masterpiece
- Synonym: adikarya
Further reading
- "mahakarya" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017