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Kebes

kebes

  • elliptical, not round, ripped, brittle. Not used for paper or clothing. en
  • torn torn off, having part of itself cut off or missing, partly gone, chipped en
  • broken (edge), open, split open, shell (e.g. peas), tear en
  • cabik, koyak (robek, sobek) panjang id
Andap
kebes
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

Kanti cara cengceng kebes Memene I Made ngorahin, ngonkon ngedasin kamarne.
[example 1]
Despite I Made’s mother yelling at him like a rapid clashing of cracked cymbals way, I Made still didn’t clean up his room (said of a person who talks a great deal).

⚙ Usage examples pulled from the Community Spaces


In Balinese:   Coba semeton yen ade ditu be pasti kedek, soalne ye ngorang "don't touch my girl" alias tusing baange ngisiang tunangane ane cewek padahal pecalange sing ade ngisiang malah tunangane ane care cengceng kebes.

In English:  

In Indonesian:  
  1. Fred Eiseman