alat tulis
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of alat (“tool”) + tulis (“to write”), calque of Dutch schrijfgerei (“stationery”).
Noun
alat tulis (plural alat-alat tulis)
Further reading
- “alat tulis”, 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
Malay
Etymology
From alat (“tool”) + tulis (“to write”).
Noun
alat tulis (plural alat-alat tulis)
Further reading
- “alat tulis”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017