Berpalu-palu
from indonesia
Verified
Standard
verb
ekonomi
Reduplication
From indonesia
Definition
A trading activity involving the direct exchange of goods without the use of monetary payment.
Etymology
Reduplicated form of the root 'palu', which in an archaic context means barter.
Semantic Category
Words that only or primarily exist in reduplicated form (e.g., gara-gara).
Reduplication