or s.o. look bad; 2 to treat as bad;
ingalan lit to be treated badly;
alané 1 what is bad; 2 rather than;
ala-alané (or alané ala) worst of all;
alan-alan scapegoat;
alan-alanan ng, awon-awonan kr, 1 of inferior quality; 2 to do bad things to each other;
saala-alané as bad as possible;
piala evil, wickedness, felony, misdeed, crime;
miala or mialani to bring harm to;
pangala-ala evil talk;
ala belo becik jaran prov a bad child of good parents;
becik ketitik ala ketara prov good deeds will make themselves known and evil will out.
alab, ngalabi to inundate.
mangalab-alab lit to overflow. See also lèb, elèb; leb, eleb.
alad flame;
ngalad-alad or malad-malad (lit mangalad -alad) to flare up, fig to burn with desire.
alah excl of disbelief, - déné in vain; - ora reluctant, half-hearted.
alal behalal or alal bihalal or halal bihalal 1 to ask and give forgiveness at the end of the Fasting Month; 2 a gathering of a social group (workers at same office, people of same ethnic origin etc) soon after the Fasting Month for such a purpose. See also halal.
alam 1 world, universe; - akir the next world, life after death; - arwah world of ancestral spirits; - donya world, universe; - kabir world of mortals; sahir the eternal world; - saisine the universe and all its contents; ngelmu physics (see also ngelmu); ora unnatural, out of the ordinary; 2 era; modheren modern era;
ngalami to experience;
alam-alaman 1 period; 2 role-playing;
pengalaman an experience; to have experiences; wallahu'alam. God knows best; I don't know. Also ngalam.
alamat I address of a letter, of one's residence;
ngalamati to write an address on;
ngalamataké to address (a letter) for
s.o. Also ngalamat.
II sign of a coming event, portent; to omen, indicate;
ngalamati or ngalamataké 1 to symbolise; 2 to portend, indicate.
alang I crosswise dimension; -ujur 1 dimensions (length and width); 2 location, position; 3 the real facts;
ngalangi 1 (or ngalang-alangi), mambengi kr to impede, obstruct; 2 to break payment (of installment);
ngalangaké to place s.t. crosswise or in such a way as to be an obstacle;
malang in a crosswise position; fig unlucky; - mégung crisscross; - mujur lengthways and crossways;
kalangan (or kalang-kalangan) blocked, impeded; to run into obstacles;
alangan 1 hindrance, obstacle; 2 accidental damage, mishap;
alang-alangan to obstruct each other.
alang-alang tall coarse grass;
alang-alangan a place where such grass grows in abundance.
alap, ngalap 1 to take, put to use, take advantage of; 2 to seek possession of; ati to entice, charm s.o.; - berkah to seek s.o.'s blessing; - dho 1 to take two masters; 2 married to two women; gawé to look for a job as a blue-collar worker; - menang to gain victory, strive for victory; - nyaur 1 to sell (merchandise) on consignment; 2 pale and wan from malnutrition; - opah to earn a wage; - putih to want revenge; - reruba or - besel to be open to bribes; kalap taken by spirits (in a river, ocean or forest); alap-ingalap to cross-marry;
alap-alapan way struggle to get possession of a princess;
pangalapan a haunted place.
alap-alap a variety of hawk.
alas I ng, wana kr 1 forest; 2 reg fields, area outside the village; - greng dense jungle; - gung liwang-liwung extensive and dense jungle;
asu - or asu ajag jackal, wild dog (see also asu); ayam jungle fowl (see also ayam); - alas 1 an evil spirit of the forest; 2 term of abuse (see also sétan);
ngalasaké 1 to exile s.o. into the jungle; 2 to allow (land) to revert to jungle;
alasan 1 wild; 2 uncultivated; lemah uncultivated land (see also lemah); wong - forest dweller, aboriginal people living in the forest (see also wong);
alas-alasan 1 replica of a forest; 2 dramatic forest scene of a (wayang) play;
pangalasan former official in forest affairs;
ngayam alas to wander around in the forest (like a jungle fowl).
II alasan or alesan reason, excuse.
alat var of walat suffering caused by a holy person as punishment. See also walat.
aldaka lit mountain.
aleb I or alep very beautiful, fine.
II ngalebi to flood s.t., inundate. kaleban or keleban to get flooded, inundated. See also leb.
alem praise, compliment;
ngalem or ngelem to praise;
aleman 1 to ask for affection; 2 to be attached;
pangalem high praise;
pangaleman a public figure of great stature;
golek alem to seek s.o.'s praise or sympathy. See also lem.
alembana praise, compliment; ngalembana to praise.
alèn-alèn imitation ring, small ring, toy ring. See also ali-ali.
aleng preferable (coll of aluwung).
alep very beautiful, fine. See aleb.
alès lit to go away.
alesan reason (var of alasan).
ali-ali ng, sesupe kr, k.i., finger-ring;
ngalèn-alèni to put a ring on s.t.;
alèn-alèn imitation ring, small ring, toy ring.
alih, ngalih ng, pindhah kr 1 to move, change residence; 2 to change (places);
lintang - a shooting star;
ngolah-ngalih to keep moving around;
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