Sep 27, 2016 01:20
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Indonesian term

Tante Aling

Non-PRO Indonesian to English Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
I need a better English translation for "Tante Aling." The context is something like "Mereka menyebut dia dengan Yante Aling karena mereka tahu dia jehat."
Proposed translations (English)
4 +1 Aunt Aling
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Discussion

Fery Andriansyah Sep 27, 2016:
That makes more sense. Google Translate bisa jadi benar. Saran saya adalah: cari nama ejekan yang sepadan yang menggambarkan kalau si Tante itu jahat.
Matt Marlowe (asker) Sep 27, 2016:
Kalau pakai Google Translate, Tante Aling diganti dengan "Tante Jalang." Ada kemungkinan "Tante Aling" seperti penghinaan? Juga, Aling sendiri diterjemah sebagai "mechanical bearing." Apa bearing itu?

Proposed translations

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36 mins

Aunt Aling

The equivalent term for "Tante" in English is "Aunt". But I can't explain the link between being called "Tante Aling" and being evil (Jahat).

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Note added at 36 mins (2016-09-27 01:57:26 GMT)
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Sorry, I mean "Auntie Aling"
Peer comment(s):

agree Regi2006
13 mins
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