dalang

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Dharug

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Etymology

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From Proto-Pama-Nyungan *cala.

Noun

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dalang

  1. tongue

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay dalang, from Classical Malay دالڠ (dalang), from Old Javanese ḍalaṅ (puppeteer).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈd̪alaŋ]
  • Hyphenation: da‧lang

Noun

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dalang

  1. puppeteer
  2. (figurative) mastermind

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Further reading

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Malay

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Etymology

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From Old Javanese ḍalaṅ (puppeteer).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdalaŋ/ [ˈda.laŋ]

Noun

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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

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Descendants

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  • Indonesian: dalang

References

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  • 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

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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

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See also

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Further reading

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

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