dalang

See also: daláng

Dharug

Etymology

From Proto-Pama-Nyungan *cala.

Noun

dalang

  1. tongue

Indonesian

Etymology

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

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

Noun

dalang

  1. puppeteer
  2. (figurative) mastermind

Affixed terms
  • mendalang
  • mendalangi
  • mendalangkan
  • pedalang
  • pedalangan

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Old Javanese ḍalaṅ (“puppeteer”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdalaŋ/, [ˈda.laŋ]

Noun

dalang (Jawi spelling دالڠ, plural dalang-dalang, informal 1st possessive dalangku, 2nd possessive dalangmu, 3rd possessive dalangnya)

  1. puppeteer
  2. (figurative) mastermind

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)
  • 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

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈdalaŋ/ [ˈda.lɐŋ]
  • Rhymes: -alaŋ
  • Syllabification: da‧lang

Noun

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

See also
  • salirangdang

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