tanggal merah

tanggal merah

Indonesian

Christmas day (25 Dec) is one of tanggal merah in Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of tanggal (“date”) +‎ merah (“red”) as international convention to mark holiday in calendar with red colour. Compare to Cantonese 紅日／红日 (hung⁴ jat^6-2), Norwegian Bokmål rød dag, Swedish röd dag, and English red letter day.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaŋɡal ˈmɛrah/

Phrase

tanggal merah

1. (colloquial) holiday: a day declared free from work by the state or government.

   Atasan meminta Saudara masuk kerja pada tanggal merah.[1] ― Your boss asks you to come to work on a holiday.

   Synonym: hari libur

References

1. Adi Utarini (2020) Tak Kenal Maka Tak Sayang: Penelitian Kualitatif dalam Pelayanan Kesehatan [Out of sight, out of mind: qualitative research in health care], Yogyakarta: UGM Press, →ISBN, page 12

Further reading

• “tanggal merah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.