Dalange

dalange

Root

dalang

Other forms of "dalang"

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Definitions

• shadow puppet player (a / the) en

Translation in English

shadow puppet player (a / the)

Translation in Indonesian

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Related words

Dalang

Puzzles

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Kasar

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Andap

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Alus sor

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Alus madya

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Alus mider

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Alus singgih

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Dialects

Bali Dataran

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Bali Aga

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Sentences Example

Balinese

Buka dalange nyiatang wayang.

English

[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.

Indonesian

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[[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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