dalang

See also: daláng

Dharug

Etymology

From Proto-Pama-Nyungan *cala.

Noun

dalang

1. tongue

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay dalang, from Classical Malay دالڠ (dalang), from Old Javanese ḍalaṅ (“puppeteer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈd̪alaŋ]
• Hyphenation: da‧lang

Noun

dalang

1. puppeteer
2. (figurative) mastermind

Affixed terms

• mendalang
• mendalangi
• mendalangkan
• pedalang
• pedalangan

 

Further reading

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

Malay

Etymology

From Old Javanese ḍalaṅ (“puppeteer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdalaŋ/, [ˈda.laŋ]

Noun

dalang (Jawi spelling دالڠ, plural dalang-dalang, informal 1st possessive dalangku, 2nd possessive dalangmu, 3rd possessive dalangnya)

1. puppeteer
2. (figurative) mastermind

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• pedalang [passive / name of profession] (pe-)
• pedalangan [passive / name of profession + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (pe- + -an)
• mendalang [agent focus] (meN-)
• mendalangkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• mendalangi [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
• didalang [patient focus] (di-)
• didalangkan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
• didalangi [patient focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (di- + -i)

Descendants

• Indonesian: dalang

Further reading

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

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay jarang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zaʀaŋ.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈdalaŋ/ [ˈda.lɐŋ]
• Rhymes: -alaŋ
• Syllabification: da‧lang

Noun

dalang (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜎᜅ᜔)

1. infrequency; rarity; scarcity; sparseness (of visits, houses, hair, people, etc.)

   Synonyms: pagkabihira, kabihiraan, kadalangan, pagkamadalang

2. slowness; sluggishness (such as one's heartbeat)

   Synonyms: bagal, kabagalan, kupad, kakuparan

3. condition of being set far apart then usual

   Synonyms: pagkalayo-layo, pagkahiwa-hiwalay

Derived terms

• dumalang
• kadalangan
• madalang
• pagkamadalang

 

See also

• salirangdang

Further reading

• “dalang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018