palu arit

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of palu (“hammer”) +‎ arit (“sickle”). A similar conjoining pattern can be found with tanah air.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pa.lu ˈ(ʔ)a.rɪt̚/

Noun

palu arit (plural palu-palu arit)

  1. hammer and sickle
    Synonym: palu dan arit
    Synonym: tukul dan sabit (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)
    1. a depiction of a sickle crossed with a hammer, used as a symbol of communism and the Soviet Union
    2. (metonymic) socialism or communism itself

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