Puppets

Indonesian translation: wayang kulit

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English term or phrase:leather puppets
Indonesian translation:wayang kulit
Entered by: anindito

09:31 May 17, 2003
English to Indonesian translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: Puppets
wayang golek and wayang kulit
leather puppets
Explanation:
both are puppets, wayang golek is from West Java, is made usually from wood, and is 3 dimensional. Wayang kulit is from Central/East Java made from goat leather. Wayang kulit is flat. The stories which uses wayang kulit is usually taken from Ramayana and/or Mahabharata epics.
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5 +2leather puppets
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leather puppets


Explanation:
both are puppets, wayang golek is from West Java, is made usually from wood, and is 3 dimensional. Wayang kulit is from Central/East Java made from goat leather. Wayang kulit is flat. The stories which uses wayang kulit is usually taken from Ramayana and/or Mahabharata epics.

anindito
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agree  Anthony Indra
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neutral  nyamuk: ttg WK : To my knowledge there is no distinction between hide and leather in Indonesian Malay, but in English its more apropriate to say 'hide' rather than leather. It is usually translated as 'shadow puppet' however with '...made from hide' if needed.
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