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Dalange

dalange

  • shadow puppet player (a / the) (Noun) en
Andap
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Kasar
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Alus sor
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Alus mider
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Alus madya
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Alus singgih
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Mider
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Bali dataran dialect
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Bali aga dialect
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Usage Examples

Buka dalange nyiatang wayang.
[example 1]
[proverb] Like a dalang fighting in a wayang performance. This refers to the fact that a “dalang” [shadow puppet player] can make whichever side he wishes win the fight, since he is doing the manipulating. The expression is used to refer to a person who asks a question and then answers it. Or it is used when someone says one thing to one person and another thing to someone else. It is said about a person who changes his speech depending upon the situation.
[[Word example text en::[proverb] Like a dalang fighting in a wayang performance.

This refers to the fact that a “dalang” [shadow puppet player] can make whichever side he wishes win the fight, since he is doing the manipulating. The expression is used to refer to a person who asks a question and then answers it. Or it is used when someone says one thing to one person and another thing to someone else. It is said about a person who changes his speech depending upon the situation.| ]]

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  1. ↑ Fred Eiseman Jr - Proverbs, 1987