bayangan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed bayang +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈjaŋan/

Noun

bayangan (plural bayangan-bayangan, first-person possessive bayanganku, second-person possessive bayanganmu, third-person possessive bayangannya)

1. shadow (dark image projected onto a surface)
2. (optics) image: duplication of an object that appears almost identical

Derived terms

• bayangan hujan
• bayangan maya
• bayangan nyata

 

Further reading

• “bayangan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

bayang +‎ -an

Noun

bayangan (Jawi spelling بايڠن, plural bayangan-bayangan, informal 1st possessive bayanganku, 2nd possessive bayanganmu, 3rd possessive bayangannya)

1. shadow

   Synonym: bayang-bayang

Further reading

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