Seperti ular mengutik-ngutik ekor
from indonesia
Verified
Standard
adverb
sastra
Reduplication
From indonesia
Definition
A proverb describing someone who moves constantly and restlessly due to feelings of anger, anxiety, or unease.
Etymology
A traditional Indonesian idiom using the metaphor of snake behavior to describe human restlessness.
Semantic Category
Words that only or primarily exist in reduplicated form (e.g., gara-gara).
Reduplication