Root
Other forms of "kongkong"
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Definitions
- barking of a dog, bark like dog en
Translation in English
bark
Translation in Indonesian
menyalak; menggonggong
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Alus sor
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Alus madya
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Sentences Example
Balinese
Kuluk ngongkong, tuar ngutgut.
English
A puppy barks, but it never bites. [proverb]
Said of a person who always talks very angrily and gets upset very easily, but who never actually hits anyone or starts a fight. Same as “His bark is worse than his bite.”
Indonesian
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Usage examples pulled from the Community Spaces
Balinese
Yening asune ngongkong kipek kaja, grubug sekancan burone kaja.
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Balinese
Cicinge ngongkong yening ngenus ane tusing melah.
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Indonesian
Anjing itu pun ikut menuruti kebiasaan majikannya, tidak makan daging, tidak galak, setia menjaga rumah, dan menggonggong bila terjadi sesuatu yang buruk.
Balinese
Cicing borosane ngongkong galak kecag kecog nagih nyagrep.
“Tuwunang iban caine, bojog Irengan sing ngelah pangundadika.
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Indonesian
Diam-diam I Yuyu merangkak ke atas pohon.
Balinese
Ri kala macelep ka tengah alase, cicinge pada ngongkong.
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Indonesian
Pertanda banyak hewan berkeliaran di sekitarnya.
Balinese
Sawatara buin molas tindakan neked di pagehan pondokne, kulukne nyagjagin tur ngongkong. “Guk, guk, guk, guk….!”
Pan Koncreng maekin tur ngentungang bakpao.
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Indonesian
Tetapi anjing penjaga bayi itu tak seperti biasanya, bernafsu melahap makanan yang diberikan.
Balinese
Ditu I Méong kelad-kelid, ngawinang I Rakrék Sakti ngongkong.
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