ꦮꦪꦁ

Javanese

Javanese writing system
Carakan ꦮꦪꦁ
Pegon
Roman wayang

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese wayaṅ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wajaŋ/

Noun

Javanese register set
ꦏꦿꦩ (krama): ꦫꦶꦁꦒꦶꦠ꧀ (ringgit)
ꦔꦺꦴꦏꦺꦴ (ngoko): ꦮꦪꦁ (wayang)

ꦮꦪꦁ (wayang) (ngoko)

  1. shadow play, specifically wayang:
    1. traditional arts performance (shadow puppetry, theatrical, dance, etc.)
    2. the puppet in the shadow play
    3. the performance of shadow play

Derived terms

  • ꦥꦮꦪꦔꦤ꧀ (pawayangan)
  • ꦩꦪꦁ (mayang)
  • ꦩꦪꦔꦏꦺ (mayangaké)
  • ꦩꦪꦔꦶ (mayangi)
  • ꦮꦪꦔꦤ꧀ (wayangan)
  • ꦮꦼꦮꦪꦔꦤ꧀ (wewayangan)

Descendants

  • → Dutch: wajang
  • → English: wayang
  • → Indonesian: wayang
  • → Madurese: bâjâng
  • → Malay: wayang
    • → Hokkien: 花英 (hoa-iaⁿ) (?)
  • → Peranakan Indonesian: wajang

Further reading

  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “wayang”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
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