Sumpangang

Root

sumpang

Other forms of "sumpang"

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Definitions

to place a flower behind one's ear or on head. en

Translation in English

flower

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sumpangang

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 Dataran

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Bali Aga

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Sentences Example

Balinese

Bungane sumpangang, punyane kiladine.

English

Literally: The flowers you use behind your ear; the leaves you use for your behind. Meaning, the sandat tree, which has fragrant flowers but grows in fields where people may defecate, using the leaves. Parents employ this saying to urge daughters to be like the flowers of the tree, not the leaves.

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