wayang

Meaning

Noun

  • An Indonesian puppet.
  • A shadow theatre.
  • A shadow theatre performance, or such performances in general.

Origin

  • Borrowed from Indonesian wayang, from Javanese ꦧꦪꦁ ("shadow, imagination").

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