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sogoh-sogoh
‘seeds’ certain red and black seeds.
These seeds are found in the pods of a certain type of tree. These seeds are too hard to string but are used for playing games and for pasting on paper for art projects. They are thought to be poison.
Jantih sogoh-sogoh hinang engkot kollong basa duwang ginis walnah- na.
The pretty seeds would make a nice necklace [if it were possible to string them] because of their different colors.
mata sogoh-sogo
idiom
eyes which look around, taking note of everything.
The idiom comes from this: As the seeds are easily shaken in their pods, so also are some people's eyes, moving around in their sockets. A similar English idiom is: "Eyes like a pin-ball machine."
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