NOTES AND VOCABULARIES :  

INDONESIAN PROVERBS   INDONESIAN PROVERBS   INDONESIAN PROVERBS
   

INDONESIAN PROVERBS   INDONESIAN PROVERBS   INDONESIAN PROVERBS

 

Notes for "Seperti kerbau ...    You can say this proverb to someone who does not have any conviction., is very submissive and always obeys someone's command.   

        

  Notes for " Seperti katak ...    You can say this proverb to someone who is narrow-minded.
     

 

  Notes for "Ada udang ...   You say this proverb when you are suspicious about someone's action. You feel that there is something hidden.    

 

  seperti      1.similar, like, as 2. it seems that .
   

 

  kerbau      buffalo.
     

 

  cocok      1.fit, agree, tally 2.pin, needle, puncture,
   in this context, di ~ = pierced  ( to attach reins ) 

 

  hidung   nose.
     

 

   katak      frog.
  

 

  dalam      inside
    

 

  tempurung      piece of coconut shell.
   ~ lutut = kneecap.  

 

  ada      1. there is, exists
      

 

  udang       shrimp, prawn
  

 

  di      in, on, at
   

 

  balik      1.behind, back
  mem ~ = to .turn back, to.flip over

 

  batu      rock, stone n.