wayang

English

Etymology

Transliteration of Javanese ꦮꦪꦁ (wayang, “shadow; imagination”), from Old Javanese wayaṅ. Cognate with Dutch wajang.

Noun

wayang (countable and uncountable, plural wayangs)

  1. Traditional Indonesian arts performance (shadow puppetry, theatrical, dance, etc.) originating from Java island.
    The most popular form of wayang is ꦮꦪꦁ​ꦏꦸꦭꦶꦠ꧀ (wayang kulit, “leather-based shadow puppetry”) the Javanese shadow puppet made of animal skin. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  2. A shadow theatre performance, or such performances in general.

Alternative forms

Further reading

Hiligaynon

Noun

wayáng

  1. open plain, extensive grounds in a broad valley, or the like

Indonesian
The dalang play the wayang kulit

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦮꦪꦁ (wayang, “shadow; imagination”), from Old Javanese wayaṅ. Doublet of bayang.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈwa.jaŋ/
  • Hyphenation: wa‧yang

Noun

wayang (plural wayang-wayang, first-person possessive wayangku, second-person possessive wayangmu, third-person possessive wayangnya)

  1. shadow play:
    1. (Indonesia) traditional arts performance (shadow puppetry, theatrical, dance, etc.) originally from Javanese culture.
    2. puppet in the shadow play
    3. the performance of shadow play
  2. (figurative) puppet (a person, country, etc, controlled by another); overbeared.
  3. (figurative) synonym of bayang-bayang.

Affixed terms
  • diwayangkan
  • mewayangkan
  • pewayang
  • pewayangan
  • wayangan

Compounds
  • wayang beber
  • wayang gambar
  • wayang gelap
  • wayang gedek
  • wayang gedhog
  • wayang golek
  • wayang kancil
  • wayang kelitik
  • wayang keroncong
  • wayang kerucil
  • wayang kulit
  • wayang madha
  • wayang makao
  • wayang mbeling
  • wayang menak
  • wayang orang a.k.a. wayang wong
  • wayang plastik
  • wayang potehi
  • wayang purwa
  • wayang rai wong
  • wayang sadat
  • wayang sarung tangan
  • wayang suket
  • wayang suluh
  • wayang tavib
  • wayang tengul
  • wayang titi
  • wayang topeng
  • wayang ukur
  • wayang wahyu

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦮꦪꦁ (wayang, “shadow; imagination”), from Old Javanese wayaṅ. Doublet of bayang.

Pronunciation
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Noun

wayang (Jawi spelling وايڠ‎, plural wayang-wayang, informal 1st possessive wayangku, 2nd possessive wayangmu, 3rd possessive wayangnya)

  1. shadow play
  2. shadow theatre performance
  3. (informal) ellipsis of wayang gambar (“motion picture; movie”).
    Andy ajak kita tengok wayang. ― Andy is inviting us to watch a movie.

Derived terms
  • wayang gambar
  • panggung wayang gambar

Descendants
  • → Min Nan: 花英 (hoa-iaⁿ) (?)

See also
  • wayang kulit
  • wayang gambar

Further reading
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