tarik tali

inherited from Malay tarik tali. By surface analysis, tarik +‎ tali.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˌtarik ˈtali/ [ˌt̪a.rɪk̚ ˈt̪a.li]
• Rhymes: -ali
• Syllabification: ta‧rik ta‧li

tarik tali (plural tarik-tarik tali)

1. (rare) tug of war: a game or competition in which two teams pull or tug on opposite ends of a rope trying to force the other team over the line which initially marked the middle between the two teams

   Synonym: tarik tambang

• “tarik tali”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Compound of tarik (“pull”) +‎ tali (“rope”).

• (Baku) IPA^(key): /ˌtarik ˈtali/ [ˌt̪a.riʔ ˈt̪a.li]

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˌtarek ˈtali/ [ˌt̪a.reʔ ˈt̪a.li]
• Hyphenation: ta‧rik ta‧li

tarik tali (uncountable)

1. tug of war

   Salah satu permainan yang akan diadakan ialah tarik tali.

   One of the activities that will be held is tug of war.

• > Indonesian: tarik tali (inherited)

• "tarik tali" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017