Tante Aling

01:20 Sep 27, 2016
Indonesian to English translations [Non-PRO]
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Indonesian term or phrase: Tante Aling
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."
Matt Marlowe
United States
Local time: 18:12


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4 +1Aunt Aling
Fery Andriansyah


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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Aunt Aling


Explanation:
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"

Fery Andriansyah
Indonesia
Local time: 05:12
Native speaker of: Native in IndonesianIndonesian

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