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Macapat
Macapat
Macapat is a traditional song in Java. Each verse has a linear sentence called gatra, and each has a certain number of teachers, and ends with the last one called the song teacher. Macapat with different names can also be found in Balinese culture, Sasak, Madura, and Sundanese. In addition, the macapat was also found in Palembang and Banjarmasin. Typically it is used as a four-reading, which is a four-way reading of each. But this is not the only meaning, any other interpretation. Macapat is thought to have appeared in the late Majapahit and early Walisanga influence, but this is only for the situation in Central Java. Because in East Java and Bali it has been known before coming to Islam. Classical literary works of Javanese from the era of New Mataram, generally written using macapat metrum. A prose in the form of prose or wizard is generally not regarded as a result of literary works but just as a 'list of contents'. Macapat iku tembang tradhisional ing tlatah Jawa. Saben bait macapat nduwèni baris kalimat sing diarani gatra, lan saben gatra nduwé sawetara guru wilangan tinamtu, lan dipungkasi nganggo uni pungkasan sing diarani guru lagu. Macapat kanthi jeneng sing béda uga bisa ditemokaké jroning kabudayan Bali, Sasak, Madura, lan Sunda. Sajabané kuwi macapat uga naté ditemokaké ing Palembang lan Banjarmasin. Biasané macapat dimaknani minangka maca papat-papat, yaiku cara maca saben patang wanda. Nanging bab iki dudu siji-sijiné makna, penafsiran liya uga ana. Macapat dikira muncul ing pungkasan jaman Majapahit lan wiwitané pengaruh Walisanga, nanging bab iki mung kanggo kahanan ing Jawa Tengah. Sebab ing Jawa Wétan lan Bali macapat wis dikenal sadurungé teka Islam. Karya-karya kasusastran klasik Jawa saka jaman Mataram Anyar, umumé ditulis nganggo metrum macapat.. Sawijining tulisan jroning wangun prosa utawa gancaran umumé ora dianggep minangka asil karya sastra nanging mung kayadéné 'daftar isi' waé.
macapat [krama-ngoko] 1 [rarely used] village ladder which is cautious (convincing); 2 tweezers in the new kite. macapat[krama-ngoko] 1 [arang kanggone] tangga desa kang ngubêngi (mancapat); 2 têmbang kang kalumrah ing layang-layang anyar.
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REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Macapat [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-jv/macapat>. May 2024 ».
