wajang

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A form of wayang — A theatrical performance of mythological events employing puppets or human dancers in Malaysia and Indonesia (especially Java).

OriginDutch wajang ← Javanese ꦮꦪꦁ ← Old Javanese wayaṅ →
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Meanings

nounwajang (countable and uncountable, plural wajangs)

plural wajangs

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of wayang.

Origin

  1. Old Javanesewayaṅ
  2. Javaneseꦮꦪꦁ
  3. Dutchwajang
  4. Englishwajang

Borrowed from Dutch wajang, from Javanese ꦮꦪꦁ (wayang), from Old Javanese wayaṅ.

More words from Dutch, Javanese, Old Javanese

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APA

wajang. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wajang

MLA

“wajang.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wajang. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wajang,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wajang.

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