Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Indonesian term or phrase:
arus mudik
English translation:
mass homeward-bound journeys
Added to glossary by
faizun qomar
Oct 9, 2008 02:21
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arus mudik
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Seperti tahun-tahun sebelumnya, arus mudik dan arus balik tahun ini membawa korban nyawa yang tidak sedikit......
Proposed translations
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| 5 | homeward-bound journeys |
Regi2006
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| 4 +2 | the flow of people returning to their home towns and villlages |
Ian Forbes
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| 5 | journey to hometowns |
Hipyan Nopri
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| 4 | mass home trip |
ErichEko ⟹⭐
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Oct 9, 2008 02:29: Hipyan Nopri changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
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homeward-bound journeys
As the Idul Fitri holiday looms on Sunday, most Indonesian Muslims are preparing or have already made their annual mudik homeward-bound journeys. ...
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Comment: "I think it is the most idiomatic translation for 'mudik' of all. To make it complete, I add the word 'mass' as suggested by pak Erich in front of the term to become 'mass homeward-bound journeys' "
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Hipyan Nopri
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journey to hometowns
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ErichEko ⟹⭐
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mass home trip
mudik is home trip, pulang ke rumah, as ref below. But to show its massive scale (arus), you can use 'mass'.
Example sentence:
Watching my nurses packed and left the door for their home trip or we call it “ mudik” here, ...
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the flow of people returning to their home towns and villlages
Karena ada ‘arus mudik’ dan ‘arus balik’ dalam kalimat yang sama, untuk ‘arus balik’ mungkin bisa ditambah ‘and back again’.
Peer comment(s):
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Suzan Piper
: or shorten it to 'the flow of people home and back again'
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Thanks Suzan
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ivo abdman
: make it longer is no problem, they are on the right track :). The important is the message is correctly conveyed isn't it
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Thanks Ivo
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