Etymology

Compound of pendek (“short”) +‎ tali (“rope”)Category:Indonesian compound terms#PENDEK%20TALI.

Adjective

pendek tali (comparative lebih pendek tali, superlative paling pendek tali)Category:Indonesian lemmas#PENDEK%20TALICategory:Indonesian adjectives#PENDEK%20TALICategory:Indonesian multiword terms#PENDEK%20TALICategory:Indonesian entries with incorrect language header#PENDEK%20TALICategory:Pages with entries#PENDEK%20TALICategory:Pages with 1 entry#PENDEK%20TALI

1. destitute, impecunious, impoverished, penniless, poor

   Synonyms: kurang mampu, miskin

Further reading

• “pendek tali”, 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