dalang
See also: daláng
Dharug
Etymology
From Proto-Pama-Nyungan *cala.
Noun
dalang
Derived terms
- dalangyila (“windowglass”)
References
- Troy, Jakelin (2019) [1994], The Sydney Language[1], 2nd edition, Canberra, ACT: Aboriginal Studies Press, →ISBN, page 27
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay dalang, from Classical Malay دالڠ (dalang), from Old Javanese ḍalaṅ (“puppeteer”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈdalaŋ/ [ˈda.laŋ]
- Rhymes: -alaŋ
- Syllabification: da‧lang
Noun
dalang
- puppeteer
- (figurative) mastermind
- shaman's assistant in healing rituals
Affixed terms
- didalang
- didalangi
- didalangkan
- mendalang
- mendalangi
- mendalangkan
- pedalang
- pedalangan
- dalang jemblung
- dalang setren
Further reading
- “dalang”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Malay
Etymology
From Old Javanese ḍalaṅ (“puppeteer”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdalaŋ/ [ˈda.laŋ]
Noun
dalang (Jawi spelling دالڠ, plural dalang-dalang)
- puppeteer
- (figurative) mastermind
- (Malaysia) animator
- Synonym: juruanimasi
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- pedalang [passive / name of profession] (pe-)
- pedalangan [passive / name of profession + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (pe- + -an)
- dalangan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
- mendalang [agent focus] (meN-)
- mendalangkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
- mendalangi [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
- didalang [patient focus] (di-)
- didalangkan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
- didalangi [patient focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (di- + -i)
Descendants
- Indonesian: dalang
References
- 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
Further reading
- “dalang”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Malay jarang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zaʀaŋ.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈdalaŋ/ [ˈd̪aː.lɐŋ]
- Rhymes: -alaŋ
- Syllabification: da‧lang
Noun
dalang (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜎᜅ᜔)
- infrequency; rarity; scarcity; sparseness (of visits, houses, hair, people, etc.)
- Synonyms: pagkabihira, kabihiraan, kadalangan, pagkamadalang
- slowness; sluggishness (such as one's heartbeat)
- condition of being set far apart then usual
- Synonyms: pagkalayo-layo, pagkahiwa-hiwalay
Derived terms
- dumalang
- kadalangan
- madalang
- pagkamadalang
See also
- salirangdang
Further reading
- “dalang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018