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Nyuwun

nyuwun

  • to carry on the head en
  • menyunggi di kepala id
Andap
Nyuun
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

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Anak istri Bali lumrah makta bebaktaan ring duur, sane kasengguh nyuun.
[example 2]
Balinese woman traditionally carried things on their head in a manner called as "nyuun"

Apa anak cenik bongkok, kereng nyuwun? Sendi.
[example 3]
What is something that is short , but very strong in carrying something on its head? Base of a pillar in a Bale. [riddle]

[[Word example text en::What is something that is short , but very strong in carrying something on its head? Base of a pillar in a Bale. [riddle]| ]]
Buka nyuwun june misi yeh; dibeknedegdeg; diembuhne ngelencok.
[example 4]
[proverb] Like carrying a jug of water on the head; if it is full, it is steady; if it is not full the water splashes around. Said of a person who gets mad easily when he has not had enough to eat, causing him to get upset readily. The water is the food and the jug is the person.

[[Word example text en::[proverb] Like carrying a jug of water on the head; if it is full, it is steady; if it is not full the water splashes around. Said of a person who gets mad easily when he has not had enough to eat, causing him to get upset readily. The water is the food and the jug is the person.| ]]

⚙ Usage examples pulled from the Community Spaces


In Balinese:   Dadongne mulihan nyuwun papah keladi anggon dadgag, mamahan celeng. “We Yan, kal kija to?

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In Indonesian:   Baru melangkahkan kakinya, terdengar neneknya memanggil dari halaman belakang rumah.

In Balinese:   Dadongne mulihan nyuwun papah keladi anggon dadgag, mamahan celeng. “We Yan, kal kija to?

In English:  

In Indonesian:  

In Balinese:   I Kecut ajaka ngalih tiing tur nunden I Dadong nyuwun tiinge totonan.

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In Indonesian:  
  1. Maria Tri Lestari
  2. Foto dan teks: Dewa Juli, https://www.facebook.com/dewa.juli.9
  3. F. Eiseman - PROVERBS, 1987
  4. Fred Eiseman Jr - Proverbs, 1987