Fashion & Clothing

1. Kebaya

   Kebaya (traditional blouse)

   Usage

   The traditional blouse women wear to temples and ceremonies; name it when shopping.

   Grammar Note

   The dictionary describes it as a traditional blouse with a front panel.

2. Saput

   Saput (short overlay cloth)

   Usage

   The short cloth men wear over the sarong at temples; useful when renting or buying one.

   Grammar Note

   Per the dictionary, a shorter cloth of songket or endek worn over the wrapped cloth; a selendang or saput is required at temples.

3. Songket

   Songket (gold-thread weaving)

   Usage

   Balinese cloth woven with gold or silver thread, a common souvenir.

   Grammar Note

   Level-neutral in the dictionary; Balinese songket is woven with gold or coloured thread patterns.

4. Endek

   Endek (ikat cloth)

   Usage

   Balinese weft ikat; useful when choosing cloth or clothes.

   Grammar Note

   The dictionary describes silk or cotton woven with tie-dyed weft; endek also means leave as is.

5. Sandal

   Sandals

   Usage

   Sandals, for shopping or leaving shoes at a temple entrance.

   Grammar Note

   Sandal is a dictionary headword meaning sandals or flip-flops, a loan from Indonesian.

6. Gelang

   Bracelet

   Usage

   A ring-shaped ornament for the wrist or ankle, e.g. at silver shops.

   Grammar Note

   Gelang is the dictionary word for bracelet; it also means bright.

7. Cincin

   Ring

   Usage

   Finger ring, e.g. at silver shops.

   Grammar Note

   Cincin is the andap word for finger ring in the dictionary.

8. Subeng

   Earring

   Usage

   Earring, at gold or silver shops.

   Grammar Note

   Subeng is the dictionary word for earring, traditionally a flat round gold one.

9. Tas

   Bag

   Usage

   Bag, for shopping.

   Grammar Note

   Tas is the dictionary word for a carrying bag or basket, the same form as in Indonesian.

10. Titiang meled numbas kebaya

    I would like to buy a kebaya

    Usage

    Telling a shop what you want; swap the item for saput or endek.

    Grammar Note

    Titiang is the alus word for I, meled means want, numbas is the alus mider word for buy. The sentence is built from verified words.

11. Titiang meled numbas songket

    I would like to buy songket

    Usage

    Telling a textile shop what you want.

    Grammar Note

    Same pattern as the previous sentence with a different item. The sentence is built from verified words.

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