Glossary entry

Indonesian term or phrase:

kualat

English translation:

sinned or bad karma

Added to glossary by Hikmat Gumilar
Apr 7, 2005 17:04
19 yrs ago
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Indonesian term

kualat

Indonesian to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature
awas lo kualat nanti kalo gak patuh sama orang tua,,,

Karma???
Proposed translations (English)
5 +1 sinned or bad karma
4 +1 cursed

Proposed translations

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sinned or bad karma

Agak susah ya memadankan kualat ke bahasa Inggris, biasanya di bahasa Inggris digeneralisasi dengan "sinned" (berdosa).

"Karma" juga bisa, tapi karma ada yang baik juga, jadi harus "bad karma". Tapi, tidak semua orang memahami arti "karma" yang sesungguhnya.

Semoga membantu!
Peer comment(s):

agree lwijaya : "...it's bad karma to disobey your/one's parents..."
1 day 26 mins
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Matur Nuwun!"
+1
25 mins

cursed

kualat: (Javanese)
1. struck by punishment from a higher authority (because one has committed an offense, sinned, etc.), hit by a calamity (due to acting badly toward older people, etc.)
2. (coq) accursed; cursed, damned

ref: Comprehensive Indonesian-English Dictionary (Alan Stevens)
Peer comment(s):

agree Muhammad Zikri
1 day 8 hrs
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