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Root
gerang
Other forms of "gerang"
Definitions
- dried fish; dried anchovies (Mider) en
- any sort of small, whole dried fish used both for food and to make fish meal for chicken feed (tepung). (Mider) en
- ikan kering; ikan teri kering (Mider) id
Translation in English
dried fish; dried anchoviesdry
Translation in Indonesian
ikan kering; ikan teri kering
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Sentences Example
Balinese
Be gerang sambel plecing jaan sajan yaning anggo darang nasi.
English
Plecing anchovy sauce is very good if you eat it with rice.
Indonesian
Ikan teri sambal plecing enak sekali kalau dipakai lauk makan.
Balinese
Ngorok gerang.
English
(proverb) Stab a gerang (a tiny little fish from the sea that is usually sold dried or salted). If you stab a live one, it does not produce any blood. Said of a person who does something that does not result in what he sets out to accomplish. Especially used if a man marries a thin woman who does not then have a baby because she not have strong energy. The man is disappointed in the woman. Always refers to something that is alive, not to a thing or an idea.
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