wayang

English

Alternative forms

• wajang

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.
2. A shadow theatre performance, or such performances in general.

Further reading

• “wayang”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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
• 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
• wayang wong

Further reading

• “wayang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Romanization

wayang

1. Romanization of ꦮꦪꦁ

Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Rhymes: -jaŋ

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
• wayang kulit

Descendants

• → Min Nan: 花英 (hoa-iaⁿ) (?)

Further reading

• “wayang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.