Sumpangang
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sumpangang
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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
Translation in Indonesian
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Mider
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Kasar
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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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