bayang

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Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ba‧yang

Etymology 1

From the first word of the Philippine national anthem.

Noun

bayang

  1. a flag ceremony

Verb

bayang

  1. to conduct a flag ceremony

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Noun

bayang

  1. silver moony (Monodactylus argenteus)
  2. concertinafish (Drepane punctata)

Indonesian

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Etymology

Inherited from Malay bayang. Doublet of wayang.

Pronunciation

Noun

bayang (plural bayang-bayang, first-person possessive bayangku, second-person possessive bayangmu, third-person possessive bayangnya)

  1. shadow

Derived terms

Further reading

Malay

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Etymology

Doublet of wayang. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -jaŋ, -aŋ
  • Hyphenation: ba‧yang

Noun

bayang (Jawi spelling بايڠ, also used in the form bayang-bayang)

  1. shadow
  2. shade (place shielded from the sun)
  3. reflection (of a mirror, body of water, etc.)
  4. silhouette
  5. image (in one's head)

Affixations

Descendants

  • Indonesian: bayang

References

  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “بايڠ bajang”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 47
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “بايڠ bayang”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 89
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “bayang”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 94

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