wayang

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Indonesian wayang, from Javanese ꦧꦪꦁ (bayang, “shadow, imagination”).

Noun

wayang (plural wayangs)

  1. An Indonesian puppet. The most commonly known is Wayang Kulit, the Javanese shadow puppet made from animal skin.
  2. A shadow theatre.
  3. A shadow theatre performance.

Hiligaynon

Noun

wayáng

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

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦧꦪꦁ (bayang, “shadow, imagination”).

Noun

wayang

  1. shadow play
  2. theatre (not the building itself)
  3. shadow theatre performance

See also

  • wayang beber
  • wayang orang or wayang wong
  • wayang gedhog
  • wayang golek
  • wayang klithik (or krucil) (kelitik, kercil, kerucil)
  • wayang madha
  • wayang menak
  • wayang suluh
  • wayang thengul
  • wayang thithi (titi)
  • wayang topeng

Malay

Noun

wayang (plural wayang-wayang)

  1. puppet show, comedy, theatrical performance

See also

  • panggung wayang gambar
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