English

Noun

wayang ‎(plural wayangs)

1. An Indonesian puppet. The most commonly known is Wayang Kulit, the Javanese shadow puppet made from animal skin.
2. A shadow theater
3. A shadow theater performance

Hiligaynon

Noun

wayáng

1. open plain, extensive grounds in a broad valley, or the like

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowing from Javanese ꦧꦪꦁ ‎(bayang, “shadow, imagination”)

Noun

wayang

1. shadow play
2. theatre (not the building itself)
3. shadow theatre performance

See also

• wayang beber
• wayang orang or wayang wong
• wayang gedhog
• wayang golek
• wayang klithik (or krucil) (kelitik, kercil, kerucil)
• wayang madha
• wayang menak
• wayang suluh
• wayang thengul
• wayang thithi (titi)
• wayang topeng