bayang

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

Etymology

Inherited from Malay bayang. Doublet of wayang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈba.jaŋ/
• Rhymes: -jaŋ, -aŋ, -ŋ
• Hyphenation: ba‧yang

Noun

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

1. shadow

Derived terms

• bayang-bayang
• bayangan
• berbayang
• berbayang-bayang
• dibayang-bayangi
• dibayang-bayangkan
• dibayangi
• dibayangkan
• membayang
• membayang-bayangi
• membayang-bayangkan
• membayangi
• membayangkan
• pembayang
• pembayangan
• terbayang
• terbayang-bayang
• terbayangkan

 

Further reading

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

Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ba.jaŋ]

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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

• bayangan
• bayangi
• bayangkan
• berbayang
• membayang
• pembayang
• pembayangan
• terbayang

 

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

Further reading

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