• On October 20, 2020

Ubet, Ngliwet: Another Javanese Spirit of Optimism

  • October 20, 2020

Another Javanese expression that has similar meaning to obah, mamah is ubet, ngliwet. Not only are they similar [...]

  • On October 19, 2020

Obah, Mamah: Optimism in Javanese

  • October 19, 2020

The pandemic has been going for seven months now, particularly here in Indonesia. The deathly virus has significantly impacted both [...]

  • On October 04, 2020

Ojo Geme-geme

  • October 04, 2020

Ojo geme-geme is used to imply that someone needs to be cautious as well as preserve great care in handling something -- a job or [...]

  • On October 04, 2020

Entek Ngamek, Kurang Golek

  • October 04, 2020

The situation in our neighborhood has recently been a complete chaos. Neighbors in my block have seemed so easy to be instigated [...]

  • On October 03, 2020

Becik Ketitik, Ala Ketara

  • October 03, 2020

Becicik ketitik, ala ketara is a very famous idiom in Javanese and frequently used in many situations including the present time. [...]