Old Javanese

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /wa.jaŋ/
  • Rhymes: -jaŋ
  • Hyphenation: wa‧yaṅ

Noun

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wayaṅ

  1. shadow

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Javanese: ꦮꦪꦁ (wayang)
    • Dutch: wajang
    • English: wayang
    • Indonesian: wayang
    • Madurese: bâjâng
    • Malay: wayang
      • Hokkien: 花英 (hoa-iaⁿ) (?)

Further reading

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  • "wayaṅ" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.