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henjutan

English translation: (rhythmic) bounce

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Malay term or phrase:enjutan
English translation:(rhythmic) bounce
Entered by: yam2u

03:30 Aug 5, 2004
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Malay term or phrase: henjutan
Tarian Manira masih mengekalkan konsep tarian arabes di mana gerak tariannya mementingkan gerak kaki, henjutan dan lompatan.
Nasima Sarwar
Malaysia
Local time: 07:25
(rhythmic) bounce
Explanation:
- mona is right, the word is 'enjut/enjutan'.

- for me, to 'enjut' is to bounce in a gentle pulsating manner, as is cutomary in our southeast asian dances. the motion is not jerky at all [therefore i disagree with bash's suggestion of 'jerk'] but is a sort of rhythmic oscillation caused by the shifting of weight on different foot or on different parts of the feet. it is different from those muscle isolation movements (like belly undulations) famous in middle-eastern or indian dances.

- one can also 'enjut' if in a swinging motion like "mengenjut buaian anak" esp those malay hammocks of old that used sarongs coiled springs (endoi - as we johorians call it).
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yam2u
United States
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3 +2(rhythmic) bounce
yam2u
4jerks
Bashir Basalamah


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jerks


Explanation:
I'd go for jerks - quick pulls or movements of the body or limbs, like in belly dancing. Do a search for dance and jerks.

Bashir Basalamah
Singapore
Local time: 07:25
Native speaker of: Native in MalayMalay
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
(rhythmic) bounce


Explanation:
- mona is right, the word is 'enjut/enjutan'.

- for me, to 'enjut' is to bounce in a gentle pulsating manner, as is cutomary in our southeast asian dances. the motion is not jerky at all [therefore i disagree with bash's suggestion of 'jerk'] but is a sort of rhythmic oscillation caused by the shifting of weight on different foot or on different parts of the feet. it is different from those muscle isolation movements (like belly undulations) famous in middle-eastern or indian dances.

- one can also 'enjut' if in a swinging motion like "mengenjut buaian anak" esp those malay hammocks of old that used sarongs coiled springs (endoi - as we johorians call it).

yam2u
United States
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