bayang-bayang

Brunei Malay

Etymology

Reduplication of bayang.

Noun

bayang-bayang

1. shadow (dark image projected onto a surface)

Javanese

Noun

bayang-bayang

1. shadow

Malay

Etymology

Reduplication of bayang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ba.jaŋ ba.jaŋ]

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Noun

bayang-bayang (Jawi spelling بايڠ٢)

1. Alternative form of bayang.

Affixations

• bayang-bayangi
• bayang-bayangkan
• berbayang-bayang
• terbayang-bayang

 

Further reading

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