Jangkrik kalian

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Definitions
  • cannot fly en
  • large black cricket used for fighting by children en
Translation in English
cricket
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Mider
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jangkrik kalian
Alus sor
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Alus madya
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Alus mider
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Alus singgih
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Bali Aga
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Sentences Example
Balinese
Alah jangkrik ketebin.
English
Literally meaning: like stamping on the ground next to a cricket, referring to a person who may be very talkative when in a familiar environment, but who is very quiet and never says anything elsewhere; the reference is to the fact that if you stamp on the ground (keteb) near a cricket who is chirping, the cricket will stop making any sound.
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