tolak peluru

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of tolak (“to push”) +‎ peluru (“projectile”), calque of Dutch kogelstoten (“shot put”, literally “projectile + to push”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtolak̚ pəˈluru]

Noun

tolak peluru (first-person possessive tolak peluruku, second-person possessive tolak pelurumu, third-person possessive tolak pelurunya)

1. (athletics) shot put.

Synonyms

• lontar peluru (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)

Further reading

• “tolak peluru” 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.