dalang

See also: daláng

Dharug

Etymology

From Proto-Pama-Nyungan *cala.

Noun

dalang

  1. tongue

Indonesian

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈd̪alaŋ]
  • Hyphenation: da‧lang

Noun

dalang

  1. puppeteer
  2. (figurative) mastermind

Affixed terms

  • mendalang
  • mendalangi
  • mendalangkan
  • pedalang
  • pedalangan

Further reading


Malay

Noun

dalang (Jawi spelling دالڠ, plural dalang-dalang, informal 1st possessive dalangku, 2nd possessive dalangmu, 3rd possessive dalangnya)

  1. puppeteer
  2. mastermind

Further reading


Tagalog

Etymology

From Malay jarang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zaRaŋ.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: da‧lang
  • IPA(key): /ˈdalaŋ/, [ˈda.lɐŋ]

Noun

dalang

  1. infrequency; rarity; scarcity; sparseness (of visits, houses, hair, people, etc.)
    Synonyms: pagkabihira, kabihiraan, kadalangan, pagkamadalang
  2. slowness; sluggishness (such as one's heartbeat)
    Synonyms: bagal, kabagalan, kupad, kakuparan
  3. condition of being set far apart then usual
    Synonyms: pagkalayo-layo, pagkahiwa-hiwalay

Derived terms

  • dumalang
  • kadalangan
  • madalang
  • pagkamadalang
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