Dadalu

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Definitions
  • An insect with large wings, like a flying ant, that comes at masan matajuk (rice planting season, at the start of the rainy season). The insect loses its wings, which litter the ground. Legend is that it comes from a termite, tetani, and, when it dies, to turn into padang teki, a kind of grass. en
  • Sejenis serangga yang berasal dari ane-ane, bersayap mudah rontok, dan hanya muncul di tempat terang pada musim hujan. id
Translation in English
insect, kind of an
Translation in Indonesian
laron
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    Mider
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    Kasar
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    Andap
    dadalu
    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 Aga
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    Sentences Example
    Balinese
    Cara dadaluné, kampid baan nyilih. Yen masan sabeh, sinah akeh wenten dedalu.
    English
    [proverb] Like the “dadalu” borrowing wings. It is said that the “dadalu” borrows its wings and then leaves them behind after a short time. This expression is used to refer to a person who borrows something from someone else in such a way that others will think it is his own property and not borrowed. It is also used when you really do have something nice and you do not want others to know that you actually own it, but, rather want them to think that it is borrowed.
    Indonesian
    Seperti laron, sayap dapat meminjam. Pada musim hujan, pasti banyak ada laron.
    [[Word example text en::[proverb] Like the “dadalu” borrowing wings. It is said that the “dadalu” borrows its wings and then leaves them behind after a short time. This expression is used to refer to a person who borrows something from someone else in such a way that others will think it is his own property and not borrowed. It is also used when you really do have something nice and you do not want others to know that you actually own it, but, rather want them to think that it is borrowed.| ]]
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