"wayang" meaning in Malay

See wayang in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Ms-MY-wayang.ogg Forms: وايڠ [Jawi], wayang-wayang [plural], wayangku [first-person, informal, possessive], wayangmu [possessive, second-person], wayangnya [possessive, third-person]
Rhymes: -aŋ, -jaŋ Etymology: Borrowed from Javanese ꦮꦪꦁ (wayang, “shadow; imagination”), from Old Javanese wayaṅ. Doublet of bayang. . Etymology templates: {{bor|ms|jv|ꦮꦪꦁ|t=shadow; imagination}} Javanese ꦮꦪꦁ (wayang, “shadow; imagination”), {{der|ms|kaw|wayaṅ}} Old Javanese wayaṅ, {{doublet|ms|bayang}} Doublet of bayang Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=وايڠ}} wayang (Jawi spelling وايڠ, plural wayang-wayang, informal 1st possessive wayangku, 2nd possessive wayangmu, 3rd possessive wayangnya)
  1. shadow play traditional among the Javanese and Kelantanese Categories (topical): Theater
    Sense id: en-wayang-ms-noun-PjUohe3G Disambiguation of Theater: 34 34 8 24 Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 35 35 20 9
  2. shadow play traditional among the Javanese and Kelantanese
    shadow theatre performance
    Categories (topical): Theater
    Sense id: en-wayang-ms-noun-XsENNyIO Disambiguation of Theater: 34 34 8 24 Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 35 35 20 9
  3. any live traditional theatrical performance
    Sense id: en-wayang-ms-noun-6x0c-B6M Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 35 35 20 9
  4. (informal) ellipsis of wayang gambar (“motion picture; movie”). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal Alternative form of: wayang gambar (extra: motion picture; movie) Categories (topical): Theater
    Sense id: en-wayang-ms-noun-xSQsLFC~ Disambiguation of Theater: 34 34 8 24 Categories (other): Malay ellipses
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: anak wayang, panggung wayang, panggung wayang gambar, wayang bangsawan, wayang beber, wayang gambar, wayang gelap, wayang kuda, wayang kulit, wayang Cina, wayang Makau, wayang kelitik, wayang gedog, wayang purwa

Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "wayang gambar"
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    },
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      "word": "wayang kuda"
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      "word": "wayang kulit"
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      "word": "wayang Cina"
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    {
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      "word": "wayang gedog"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "wayang purwa"
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          "expansion": "→ Hokkien: 花英 (hoa-iaⁿ)",
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      "form": "wayangku",
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        "first-person",
        "informal",
        "possessive"
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    {
      "form": "wayangmu",
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        "possessive",
        "second-person"
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        "possessive",
        "third-person"
      ]
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            "Entertainment",
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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        "shadow play traditional among the Javanese and Kelantanese"
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      "links": [
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          "shadow play"
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            "Entry maintenance"
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            "Entertainment",
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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        "shadow play traditional among the Javanese and Kelantanese",
        "shadow theatre performance"
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          "name": "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "text": "wayang bangsawan: bangsawan, a kind of traditional Malay theatre (lit. 'aristocrat play')"
        },
        {
          "text": "wayang Cina: Chinese opera"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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      "links": [
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          "theatre"
        ]
      ]
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          "word": "wayang gambar"
        }
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          "parents": [],
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            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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        {
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          "text": "Andy ajak kita tengok wayang.",
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        }
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          "wayang gambar",
          "wayang gambar#Malay"
        ],
        [
          "motion picture",
          "motion picture"
        ],
        [
          "movie",
          "movie"
        ]
      ],
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        "(informal) ellipsis of wayang gambar (“motion picture; movie”)."
      ],
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        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "ellipsis",
        "informal"
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aŋ"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-jaŋ"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Malay lemmas",
    "Malay nouns",
    "Malay terms borrowed from Javanese",
    "Malay terms derived from Javanese",
    "Malay terms derived from Old Javanese",
    "Pages with 5 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Malay/aŋ",
    "Rhymes:Malay/aŋ/2 syllables",
    "Rhymes:Malay/jaŋ",
    "Rhymes:Malay/jaŋ/2 syllables",
    "ms:Theater"
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    },
    {
      "word": "panggung wayang"
    },
    {
      "word": "panggung wayang gambar"
    },
    {
      "word": "wayang bangsawan"
    },
    {
      "word": "wayang beber"
    },
    {
      "word": "wayang gambar"
    },
    {
      "word": "wayang gelap"
    },
    {
      "word": "wayang kuda"
    },
    {
      "word": "wayang kulit"
    },
    {
      "word": "wayang Cina"
    },
    {
      "word": "wayang Makau"
    },
    {
      "word": "wayang kelitik"
    },
    {
      "word": "wayang gedog"
    },
    {
      "word": "wayang purwa"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nan-hbl",
            "2": "花英",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "hoa-iaⁿ"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hokkien: 花英 (hoa-iaⁿ)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hokkien: 花英 (hoa-iaⁿ) (?)"
    }
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    {
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        "1": "ms",
        "2": "jv",
        "3": "ꦮꦪꦁ",
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      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "kaw",
        "3": "wayaṅ"
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      "name": "der"
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      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "bayang"
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  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "وايڠ",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wayang-wayang",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wayangku",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "informal",
        "possessive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wayangmu",
      "tags": [
        "possessive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wayangnya",
      "tags": [
        "possessive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "وايڠ"
      },
      "expansion": "wayang (Jawi spelling وايڠ, plural wayang-wayang, informal 1st possessive wayangku, 2nd possessive wayangmu, 3rd possessive wayangnya)",
      "name": "ms-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "shadow play traditional among the Javanese and Kelantanese"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "shadow play",
          "shadow play"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "shadow play traditional among the Javanese and Kelantanese",
        "shadow theatre performance"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "shadow play",
          "shadow play"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "wayang bangsawan: bangsawan, a kind of traditional Malay theatre (lit. 'aristocrat play')"
        },
        {
          "text": "wayang Cina: Chinese opera"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "any live traditional theatrical performance"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "theatrical",
          "theatre"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "extra": "motion picture; movie",
          "word": "wayang gambar"
        }
      ],
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        "Malay ellipses",
        "Malay informal terms",
        "Malay terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "Andy is inviting us to watch a movie.",
          "text": "Andy ajak kita tengok wayang.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ellipsis of wayang gambar (“motion picture; movie”)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wayang gambar",
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        ],
        [
          "motion picture",
          "motion picture"
        ],
        [
          "movie",
          "movie"
        ]
      ],
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        "(informal) ellipsis of wayang gambar (“motion picture; movie”)."
      ],
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        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "ellipsis",
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aŋ"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-jaŋ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wayang"
}

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