Nyalah
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Other forms of "salah"
Definitions
- in vain, useless, ineffectual, not enough, not worth effort en
- usually followed by a verb indicating the action that is useless, e.g. nyalah ngae, nyalah ngalih, nyalah ngidih, etc. en
- make unnecessary effort to do, or get, or make, or buy something that is easily obtained or made without much effort en
Translation in English
vain, in; worthless
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Balinese
nyalah gati yen jani lakar melali, krana suba sanje
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Usage examples pulled from the Community Spaces
Balinese
I Pucung kone gegaenne tuwah mapikat di carike, nanging ke nyalah unduk pajalanne mapikat krana ia mikatin kedis masan padi tonden serab.
English
Reputedly I Pucung's job was only catching birds in the rice fields, but his journey was in vain because he hunted birds when the paddy had not been fruitful.
Indonesian
Pekerjaan I Pucung konon katanya hanya menangkap burung di sawah, Namun perjalananya menjadi sia-sia karena ia berburu burung saat padi belum berbuah.
