bayang-bayang

Brunei Malay

Etymology

Reduplication of bayang.

Noun

bayang-bayang

  1. shadow (dark image projected onto a surface)

Indonesian

Etymology

Reduplication of bayang.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˌbajaŋ ˈbajaŋ/ [ˌba.jaŋ ˈba.jaŋ]
  • Rhymes: -ajaŋ
  • Syllabification: ba‧yang-ba‧yang

Noun

bayang-bayang (uncountable)

  1. shadow
    1. dark image projected onto a surface
    2. area protected by an obstacle
    3. that which looms as though a shadow
  2. shade
    1. darkness where light is blocked
    2. something that blocks light, particularly in a window
  3. reflection (something that is reflected)
  4. image (mental picture)
  5. vague outline
  6. (figurative) silhouette
  7. (figurative) imagination (mental image)
  8. (figurative) someone unimportant

Further reading

Javanese

Noun

bayang-bayang

  1. shadow

Malay

Etymology

Reduplication of bayang.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ba.jaŋ ba.jaŋ]
    • Audio (Malaysia):(file)

Noun

bayang-bayang (Jawi spelling بايڠ٢)

  1. alternative form of bayang

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