September 26, 2022 [TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING]

Example Sentences of Homonyms

1. Mentari

No. Sentences The Meaning

1. The morning sun/mentari is so warm mentari = sun
2. Ratna's mentari card has expired mentari = mobile cards
3. I will name her, mentari mentari = someone's name

2. Bunga

No. Sentences The Meaning

1. Bunga Citra Lestari is a singer bunga = someone's name
2. The wedding is decorated with various kinds bunga = name of one part of
of flowers/bunga the flowers
3. I see the interest/bunga in the bank is too bunga = reward
high

3. Kotak

No. Sentences The Meaning

1. the charity box/kotak is under the pulpit kotak = box to keepmoney
2. The vocalist of kotak band named Tantri kotak = the name of the band
from Indonesia

4. Kijang

No. Sentences The Meaning

1. Deer/kijang are grass-eating animals kijang = animal name
2. Mr. Tomi uses a kijang car kijang = car brand

5. Kunci

No. Sentences The Meaning

1. Salman's motorbike keys/kunci are lost in kunci = tool for fastening doors,
the canteen padlocks and others
2. Rhizome/rimpang plants, temu kunci, can be kunci = plant name
used for cooking spices
3. I found the answer key/kunci Kunci = the answer to the
question

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6. Mata
No. Sentences The Meaning
1. My eyes/mata sting from street dust mata = one of the names of the
five senses
2. Mata/subject Indonesian language teacher mata = subjects at the
gives assignments elementary, junior high and
high school education levels
3. Residents choose the confection business as mata = main job
a mata/livelihood

7. Gendang
No. Sentences The Meaning
1. My eardrums/gendang are about to burst gendang= the name of the
membrane or thin membrane in
the ear
2. "Dangdut the sound of gendang, the feeling gendang = song lyrics
of wanting to sway"

8. Rantai
No. Sentences The Meaning
1. Dekai's dog, chained up/dirantai for fear of rantai = tied, shackled using
attacking passersby iron
2. Draw the food chain/rantai in the rice field rantai = term in biology
ecosystem!

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