tanggal merah

== 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 jat6-2), Norwegian Bokmål rød dag, Swedish röd dag, and English red letter day. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌtaŋ.ɡal ˈme.rah/, [ˌt̪aŋ.ɡal ˈme.rah] === Phrase === tanggal merah (colloquial) holiday (a day declared free from work by the state or government) Synonym: hari libur Atasan meminta Saudara masuk kerja pada tanggal merah. ― The boss asks you to come for work on holiday. === References === === Further reading === “tanggal merah”, 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