UNTRANSLATABLE WORDS IN INDONESIAN LANGUAGE

Learning untranslatable words in Indonesian language can be quite challenging.  For instance, words to express pain.  Here are a few common words in Indonesian language to express pain that can be rather tricky to be translated.  Check it out down below!

1. Senut-senut

Senut-senut is used to express the feeling of gnawing pain. Like a part of our body is pricked with needles.  For example, the feeling of gnawing pain in toothache.

2. Nyut-nyutan

This word is used to express throbbing pain. Like there is a pulsing or beating sensation on a nerve or part of body that happens repeatedly.  For example, a condition when we have stiff neck which causes throbbing headache.

3. Cekot-cekot

This is an expression to use when the muscle on parts of our body feels the sensation of heavy throbbing pain.  For example, headaches caused by toothaches.

4. Sengkrang-sengkring/sengkring-sengkring

This is an expression to use when we experience bone or muscle pain in rheumatoid arthritis.

5. Senep

It’s a word used to express the gnawing sensation in the abdomen and nauseated.

Those are some of the common expressions Indonesian language speakers use to express pain.  They are also used to describe symptoms experienced by patients to doctors.  Stay safe and well!