Ikuh

hiiku;

decorative piece on top of the pacuk-pacuk (Y-shaped structure that connects the two sides at each end of a jukung) at the stern of a jukung
tail
any of several related birds with fish-like tails:, Black Drongo, Ashy Drongo; Hair-crested Drongo

Media

ikuh

Kasar

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Halus

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Northern Form

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Usage Examples

Egol-egol ikuh celeng.

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PROVERB

Very flexible, like the tail of a pig.

This does not refer to movement, such as flexibility in dancing. It refers to behavior. The tail of a pig is very easy to wiggle from side to side, but is is very difficult to pull it out. Suppose a man wants to marry awoman, but the woman does not wnat to marry him and want to avoid marriage. Or suppose someone want to borrow money from sonemone and that person does not want to lend the money. In each case the person of whom the favor is asked says somethng nice in order to avoid the unpleasant results. I.e. this person wiggles out of the situation by being flexible.

Nicole Manders Basa Bali Maduur dokar.jpg

Apa mabatis kutus, maduur dadua, ikuh besik?

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What has eight feet, two heads, and one tail? [riddle] Answer: Dokar & kusir dokar. A horse cart and its driver.

Goloh tendas, kelet ikuh.

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His head fits too loosely, but his tail doesn’t fit. [proverb] Said of someone who promises to help a lot, but who really does work so that he himself can profit, i.e. one who does something because he needs something for himself, not because he wants to help others.

⚙ Automatically collected usage examples

In Balinese: Kantétang ikuhé”.

In English:

In Indonesian: Dia pergi ke hutan untuk mencari makanan.

- Folktale Kambing Takutin Macan

In Balinese: Ditu pada ngilitang ikuh, pada negul bangkiang.

In English:

In Indonesian: Anaknya bernama Ni Wingsali yang juga ikut ke Alas.

- Folktale Kambing Takutin Macan

In Balinese: Mangdane titiang padem, tur olahan titiange rasane becik, puniki muncuk ikuh titiange bebed antuk gilingan kapas miwah duk, usan kenten tunjel ikuh titiange”.

In English:

In Indonesian:

- Folktale Lutung Teken Kakua Mamaling Isen

In Balinese: Mangdane titiang padem, tur olahan titiange rasane becik, puniki muncuk ikuh titiange bebed antuk gilingan kapas miwah duk, usan kenten tunjel ikuh titiange”.

In English:

In Indonesian:

- Folktale Lutung Teken Kakua Mamaling Isen

In Balinese: Gelisang satua, encol dane Jero Dukuh Kantrungan medbed ikuh I Lutung, saha kaenjutin.

In English:

In Indonesian:

- Folktale Lutung Teken Kakua Mamaling Isen

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