Magandong

Root

gandong

Other forms of "gandong"

Definitions

on the back en

Translation in English

carried on the back

Translation in Indonesian

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Related words

ngandong

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Word audio

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Mider

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Kasar

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Andap

magandong

Alus sor

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Alus madya

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Alus mider

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Alus singgih

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Dialects

Bali Dataran

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Bali Aga

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Sentences Example

Balinese

Belog-belog magandong.

English

PROVERB: If a person is "belog-belog magandong" he pretends he doesn't know anything, whereas he actually does. He does this for selfish reasons, because he hopes that others, seeing his stupidity, will pity him and give him what he wants. The idea is that he is carried on the backs of others because of his pretended stupidity - i.e., they help him by, so to speak, carrying him on their backs.

Indonesian

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Balinese

Apa anak magandong ancrog-ancrog ane ngandong ngoyong? Anak menek punyan nyuh.

English

What is it that moves up and down when carried on someone’s back, but when the person who does the carrying does not move? Person climbing a coconut tree. [riddle]

Indonesian

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[[Word example text en::What is it that moves up and down when carried on someone’s back, but when the person who does the carrying does not move? Person climbing a coconut tree. [riddle]| ]]

Usage examples pulled from the Community Spaces

Balinese

Sawireh I Belog ia belog kewala maan magandong (mategen) mulih uli di alase sangkal kayang jani di Bali yen ada anak belog kewala pekel, kaadanin jlema belog magandong.

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Indonesian

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Folktale Belog Magandong

Balinese

Dikenkene magandong, kasangkol tur kasayangang.

English

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Indonesian

Si anjing menjawab, “Paman, aku kembali dari perburuan karena ada sabda Tuhan.

Folktale Cicing Gudig