palu arit

Indonesian

palu arit

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

1. hammer and sickle

   Synonym: palu dan arit

   1. a depiction of a sickle crossed with a hammer, used as a symbol of communism and the Soviet Union
   2. (metonymically) socialism or communism itself

Further reading

• “palu arit” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.