tarik tambang

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of tarik +‎ tambang.

Noun

tarik tambang (plural tarik-tarik tambang, first-person possessive tarik tambangku, second-person possessive tarik tambangmu, third-person possessive tarik tambangnya)

1. 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: (rare) tarik tali

Further reading

• “tarik tambang” 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.