tinggi

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Brunei Malay

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tiŋɡi/
  • Hyphenation: ting‧gi

Adjective

tinggi

  1. high (elevation)
  2. tall (height)

Synonyms

  • (height): jagau (human height)

Antonyms

Iban

Etymology

Possibly from Sanskrit तुङ्ग (tuṅga).

Pronunciation

Adjective

tinggi

  1. high (elevation)
  2. tall (height)

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɪŋɡi/
  • Rhymes: -ɡi, -i
  • Hyphenation: ting‧gi

Etymology 1

From Malay tinggi, from Sanskrit तुङ्ग (tuṅga, “high”).

Adjective

tinggi

  1. high:
    1. physically elevated, extending above a base or average level (e.g. building, heel, grass)
    2. tall, having a specified elevation or height (e.g. person, building, tree)
    3. elevated in status, esteem, or prestige, or in importance or development; exalted in rank, station, or character.
      demam tinggi ― high fever
    4. lofty, often to the point of arrogant, haughty, boastful, proud.
      Synonym: sombong
    5. (phonetics) made with some part of the tongue positioned high in the mouth, relatively close to the palate.
    6. intoxicated: under the influence of a mood-altering drug, formerly usually alcohol, but now (from the mid-20th century) usually not alcohol but rather marijuana, cocaine, heroin, etc.
      Waktu aku lagi tinggi hilang akal sehatku.[1] ― When I was high, I lost my mind.
  2. noble
    Synonyms: luhur, mulia
  3. advanced:
    1. in a late stage.
      Synonym: lanjut
    2. with greater complexity, more difficult
      Synonym: maju
  4. active

Noun

tinggi (first-person possessive tinggiku, second-person possessive tinggimu, third-person possessive tingginya)

  1. height: the vertical distance from the ground to the highest part of a standing person or animal (withers in the case of a horse).

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Old Javanese tiṅgi (“bed-bug”).

Noun

tinggi (first-person possessive tinggiku, second-person possessive tinggimu, third-person possessive tingginya)

  1. (rare) bedbug, bed bug
Synonyms

References

  1. ^ 2002, Slank, I Miss You But I Hate You.

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Possibly from Sanskrit तुङ्ग (tuṅga, “high”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tiŋɡi/
  • Rhymes: -ɡi, -i
  • Audio (Malaysia):(file)

Adjective

tinggi (Jawi spelling تيڠݢي)

  1. high
  2. tall

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

Descendants

  • Indonesian: tinggi

Further reading

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