negeri beruang merah
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of negeri (“land”) + beruang (“bear”) + merah (“red”), literally “the land of red bear”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nəɡəˈri bəˈrua̯ŋ ˈmɛrah/
Phrase
- (historical) Soviet Union
- Russia
Further reading
- “negeri beruang merah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.