So, Mbah Google eh? ;) On Sep 30, 6:07 pm, Kiki <[email protected]> wrote: > yep ^_^ > sometimes, in my country, people makes fun of Google search engine > we usually called it "Mbah" Google, although here we have many > synonyms of it, mostly depends on the local place > > the general form for "Grandfather" is "Kakek" > > some of the local form that closely resemble "Grandpa" that commonly > used is > "Aki" => usually used by Sundanese people > "Engkong" => usually used by Betawinese people (Jakarta) > "Eyang" => usually used by Javanese people > "Opa" => well, this one is taken from the Dutch people long time ago > > and "Mbah", used for describing someone who is old, usually wise, have > wide knowledge, and considered have some miracles or magic (can heal > sick person, etc etc... in a simple way, just think about an old man > with shamanism @_@) > > while Aki, Engkong, Opa must be an old man, Eyang and Mbah can be an > old man or old woman > > so, the conclusion... people called it Mbah must be because of > those... things... hehe > > On Sep 30, 11:29 pm, tribaljet <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Grandpa? :)) > >
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