wayang

Etymology 1
, from. Cognate with 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) Traditional Indonesian arts performance (shadow puppetry, theatrical, dance, etc.) originating from Java island.
 * 2) A shadow theatre performance, or such performances in general.

Etymology 2
From, via.

Verb

 * 1)  To put on an act, to pretend (e.g. to be hard at work) or behave in a false and misleading way.

Noun

 * 1)  Traditional Chinese opera, performed outdoors. The equivalent term in Mandarin is.
 * 2)   behaviour; an act meant to deceive or mislead.

Adjective

 * , insincere or fake; ostentatious and showy.

Usage notes
Sometimes, as a verb or an adjective.

Noun

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

Etymology
Borrowed from, from. .

Noun

 * 1) shadow play:
 * 2)  traditional arts performance (shadow puppetry, theatrical, dance, etc.) originally from Javanese culture.
 * 3)  in the shadow play
 * 4) the  of shadow play
 * 5)   (a person, country, etc, controlled by another); overbeared.

Etymology
Borrowed from, from. .

Noun

 * 1) shadow play
 * 2) shadow theatre performance