Jeg-jeg

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upright en
straight en
tegak id

Translation in English

straight; upright

Translation in Indonesian

tegak

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jegjeg

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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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Sentences Example

Balinese

Ene cara padi; dising misine jeg-jeg; dimisine nguntul.

English

When a rice stalk is full, it bends over; when empty it stands straight up. This is used to refer to a person who talks too much and is empty headed. A wise person has a full head and is bent over like a rice plant with a full head of grain.

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