Bebeke

bebeke

ebebek
  • the duck
  • the ducks
Andap
bebeke
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

Sekadi bebeke sambehin padi.
[example 1]
PROVERB Like throwing rice to the ducks. When you throw rice to ducks they make a lot of noise. This is used to refer to a person who talks too much when he eats.

⚙ Usage examples pulled from the Virtual Library


In Balinese:   Bebeke aukud aji telungbenang tali rupiah.

In English:  

In Indonesian:   Harga seekor itik Rp 75 ribu.

In Balinese:   Ia lantas ngojog dagang bebeke. “Jero pilihin jep bebek mokoh tur bat!”

Dagange lantas ngejukang tur ngenjuhang bebek mokoh.

In English:  

In Indonesian:   Ia bergegas menuju dagang itik. “Jero, tolong pilihkan saya itik yang berat dan gemuk!”

Penjual kemudian menangkap dan memberikan bebek gemuk.

In Balinese:   I pidan taluh bebeke aji telung tali rupiah abungkul, sakewala jani telung dasa bungkul aji seket tali rupiah buina tusing ada nak meli.

In English:  

In Indonesian:  
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  1. ↑ F. Eiseman, Proverbs. 1987