dalang

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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):
  • Hyphenation: da‧lang

Noun

dalang

  1. puppeteer
  2. (figurative) mastermind

Affixed terms

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Old Javanese ḍalaṅ (“puppeteer”).

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. puppeteer
  2. (figurative) mastermind
  3. (Malaysia) animator
    Synonym: juruanimasi

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

Descendants

  • Indonesian: dalang

References

  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “دالڠ dalang”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 123
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “دالڠ dalang”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 286
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “dalang”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, pages 250-1
  • Mansor Puteh (1989) Glosari Perfileman, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka & Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia, page 21

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

See also

Further reading

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

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