Root
Other forms of "upin"
Definitions
- blow on something en
- tiup id
Translation in English
blow on something
Translation in Indonesian
tiup
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Mider
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Kasar
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Andap
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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
Liep-liep baleman sambuk; mara upinin ngrepet.
English
Glowing charcoal that is almost out; if you blow on it it will make a crackling noise and light up. [proverb]
Liep-liep means dull or with apparently very little life. If you blow on glowing charcoal, it will blaze up into a fire. Said of someone who does not talk much usually. But, if you talk to him and start him going, he will keep on talking without stopping. This expression is also used to refer to a person who looks calm and shy, but who really is not; and when nobody is looking he “blows on himself” and flames up into a person who does talk a lot and is more extroverted.
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Usage examples pulled from the Community Spaces
Balinese
Icang tusing ngenot apa, olasin ja icang, tulungin ja icang!” I Sampi kauk-kauk ngidih tulung.
“Cai kenken to?” patakone I Kambing.
“Upinin jep matan icange.English
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