Ngerépét

ngerépét

Root

répét

Other forms of "répét"

Ngrepet

burn and crackle (onomatopoeic), said of sound made by oily leaf such as api-api when it burns

Definitions

• burn and crackle: a fire en
• burn and crackle: kretek cigarette en

Translation in English

burn and crackle

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Sentences Example

Balinese

Kalem-kalem baleman sambuke; mara nyitin ngrepet.

English

Calm like glowing coconut charcoal; but if you light it up, it crackles with a ‘ngerepet’ sound. [proverb] Ngerepet (taleng) is the sound of a crackling fire or a kretek cigarette. This expression is used to describe a person who appears to be calm but, when left to himself and nobody is around, becomes extroverted and active and talks a great deal.

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[[Word example text en::Calm like glowing coconut charcoal; but if you light it up, it crackles with a ‘ngerepet’ sound. [proverb] Ngerepet (taleng) is the sound of a crackling fire or a kretek cigarette. This expression is used to describe a person who appears to be calm but, when left to himself and nobody is around, becomes extroverted and active and talks a great deal.| ]]

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