wayang.
shadow play:
Meaning & usage
shadow play: traditional arts performance (shadow puppetry, theatrical, dance, etc.) originally from Javanese culture
shadow play: puppet in the shadow play
shadow play: the performance of shadow play
puppet (a person, country, etc, controlled by another); overbeared
synonym of bayang-bayang
Where this word comes from
From Malay wayang, from Javanese ꦮꦪꦁ (wayang, “shadow; imagination”), from Old Javanese wayaṅ. Doublet of bayang.
27th week of wuku, a subdivision of the month into longer periods of days in Balinese calendar.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Balinese [Term?].
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.