Crybaby for 'cengeng'

Crybaby for 'cengeng'

I am writing in response to Ifrad Sukanto's letter of Jan. 13.
I presume that his original letter on Gus Dur was in Bahasa
Indonesia and translated into English. I also presume that the
original Indonesian world for "tearful" was "cengeng". In that
case, the more appropriate choice of word would be crybaby.

Tearful conveys that the person is sad or remorseful, thus, it
does not convey the gist of the letter's intent.

JULIE MARSABAN

Jakarta