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Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of sekolah (“school”) + tinggi (“high”), calque of Dutch hogeschool (“hogeschool, polytechnic, college”, literally “high school”).
Pronunciation
Noun
sêkolah tinggi
- (education) hogeschool, college: mono-disciplinary higher education institution; a higher education institution of lower rank than a university.
- Coordinate terms: akademi, akademi komunitas, institut, politeknik, universitas
- (education, dated) university
- sekolah tinggi keradjaan ― imperial university
Usage notes
The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay sekolah tinggi.
Further reading
Malay
Etymology
Compound of sekolah (“school”) + tinggi (“high”), calque of English high school.
Noun
sekolah tinggi (informal 1st possessive sekolah tinggiku, 2nd possessive sekolah tinggimu, 3rd possessive sekolah tingginya)
- (education, Malaysia, Singapore) high school, secondary school: an institution which provides all or part of secondary education.
- Sekolah Tinggi Persendirian Cina ― Chinese Independent High School
- Sekolah Tinggi Pemerintah Bukit Panjang ― Bukit Panjang Government High School
- (education, Indonesia) see Indonesian sekolah tinggi (“hogeschool, college”).
Usage notes
The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian sekolah tinggi.
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