Buta

but
  • blind, very stupid (not just a little stupid)
  • ceremony for butakala and other negative influences
Andap
buta
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

buta-buta
blind-our-eyes; small to medium size tree with pipe cleaner - like flowers that grows in the drier part of mangrove swamps and along rocky shores; tree exudes a very irritating latex that is said to cause blindness if it enters the eye; leaves are spirally arranged, elliptical, with sharp or shortly blunt points, up to 10 x 5 cm., but usually smaller; trees are dioecious, i.e. have either all male or all female flowers that occur in pale green catkin-like structures; used medicinally in parts of South-east Asia, but not in Bali
Property "Word example text en" (as page type) with input value "blind-our-eyes; small to medium size tree with pipe cleaner - like flowers that grows in the drier part of mangrove swamps and along rocky shores; tree exudes a very irritating latex that is said to cause blindness if it enters the eye; leaves are spirally arranged, elliptical, with sharp or shortly blunt points, up to 10 x 5 cm., but usually smaller; trees are dioecious, i.e. have either all male or all female flowers that occur in pale green catkin-like structures; used medicinally in parts of South-east Asia, but not in Bali" contains invalid characters or is incomplete and therefore can cause unexpected results during a query or annotation process.
Nyelek peningalan anak buta.
[example 1]
PROVERB Beg from a poor person. Literally : Push in the eyes of a blind person.
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Ia makeneh ngilangang sebetne aji ngorta ka pisaga, nanging buka matutuh nyemingkin buta sebetne nyayan nyangetang krana pisagane demen ngae pisuna.
[example 2]
She intends to alleviate her sadness by sharing it with her neighbor, but like an eye medicine make you blind, her sadness has doubled because her neighbor like to spread lies (said of someone who should not try to do something but does so anyway, making whatever he is doing worse than before).
Property "Word example text en" (as page type) with input value "She intends to alleviate her sadness by sharing it with her neighbor, but like an eye medicine make you blind, her sadness has doubled because her neighbor like to spread lies (said of someone who should not try to do something but does so anyway, making whatever he is doing worse than before)." contains invalid characters or is incomplete and therefore can cause unexpected results during a query or annotation process.
Buta tumben kedat.
[example 3]
Open the eyes after being blind. [proverb] If someone who used to be blind can suddenly see, he is happy about the fact, and feels, and feels that he has discovered a whole new world. This is said about someone who used to be poor and is now rich. And it is said about someone who has only recently observed things that others have known all along. Such a person may tell all about what he has seen to those who have already seen the same thing many times themselves.
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⚙ Usage examples pulled from the Virtual Library


In Balinese:   Masaut lantas I Kedis Blibis. “Cang ngelah daya buka kene, kenken baan madaya apang I Gajah buta.

In English:  

In Indonesian:   Burung Jalak memanggil burung Gagak agar mematuk kedua mata gajah.

In Balinese:   Ngomong I Raksasa, “ Buta, Bongol!

In English:  

In Indonesian:   Kalau ada yang mememanggil- manggil selain ibu, jangan dibukakan pintu!"

In Balinese:   Tongosina baan I Buta teken I Bongol.

In English:  

In Indonesian:   Di kamar diam, kunci pintunya.

In Balinese:   Ne adiri buta, ane lenan bongol.

In English:  

In Indonesian:   Raksasa berkata "Hai, jero pengembala bebek, silahkan kerumahnya Ketimun Mas.

In Balinese:   Dingeha kriet-kriet teken I Buta, “Apa sih krepet-krepet ditu?” “Ngeong!” keto munyin meonge. “Sep, apa sih gesgesa meonge ditu?” Keto I Buta.

In English:  

In Indonesian:   Raksasa berkata "Hai, jero pengembala bebek, silahkan kerumahnya Ketimun Mas.

In Balinese:   Tiosan nika sareng ngwantu ring kegiatan sosial, minakadi semeton sane nenten mrasidayang mireng tur ngraos, semeton sane buta, semeton sane nenten mrasidayang mamargi tur makarya sakadi semeton sane normal lianan.

In English:   He is also involved in social activities, such as children with disabilities and orphans and also participates in fighting plastic waste.

In Indonesian:   Dia juga terlibat dalam kegiatan sosial, misalnya untuk anak-anak disabilitas dan yatim piatu dan juga ikut dalam memerangi sampah plastik.

In Balinese:   Silih tunggil utsaha para krama Hindune ring Bali nyomya kawentenan Buta ring sajeroning angga inggih punika antuk ngamargiang upacara taur ritatkala sandyakala sane nepek ring rahina Tilem Kasanga.

In English:  

In Indonesian:   Salah satu usaha masyarakat Hindu di Bali untuk menangkal pengaruh buruk dari unsur-unsur negatif (Buta) pada diri yaitu dengan menggelar upacara taur ketika waktu senjakala yang jatuh pada Tilem Kasanga.

In Balinese:   Kacerikane ane marasa tusing ngelah panawang nyumingkin sengka, yan sanget karesepang kajerihin tuah munyin I Buta Mangigel ane mangoda nanging yan pucingin katakutin seken panikan Widi.

In English:  

In Indonesian:  

In Balinese:   Kacerikane ane marasa tusing ngelah panawang nyumingkin sengka, yan sanget karesepang kajerihin tuah munyin I Buta Mangigel ane mangoda nanging yan pucingin katakutin seken panikan Widi.

In English:  

In Indonesian:  

In Balinese:   Keneh pada malenan 
              Rasa cemburu buta
              Nyalanang tresna lewat maya
              Kangen e tan prasida kawatesin
              Corona sampun ngubah tresnane
              Sane pinih asri
Sewai wai.....

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In Indonesian:  
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  1. ↑ Proverbs - Fred Eiseman Jr 1987
  2. ↑ Fred Eiseman
  3. ↑ F. Eiseman, Proverbs. 1987