Root
Other forms of "goak"
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Definitions
- the crow en
- gagak id
Translation in English
the crow
Translation in Indonesian
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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
Buka goake ngadanin ibane.
English
Like a crow naming himself. [proverb]
The word for crow is “goak”. The sound that a crow makes is “goak”. So, when a crow talks, he “names himself”. This is said of a person who tells lots of interesting things, but mostly about himself. Most of his stories are probably lies, but his audience does not know whether they are or not.
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Usage examples pulled from the Community Spaces
Balinese
Keto masih munyin goake ngegaok ri kala wengi.
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