Goake

Root

goak;

Other forms of "goak;"

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Definitions

the crow en
gagak id

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Mider

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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

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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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[[Word example text en::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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Balinese

Keto masih munyin goake ngegaok ri kala wengi.

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