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: 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