tinggi

Brunei Malay

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

tinggi

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

Synonyms

• (height): jagau (human height)

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “elevation”): randah
• (antonym(s) of “height”): buntak, pindik, randah

Iban

Etymology

Possibly from Sanskrit तुङ्ग (tuṅga).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tiŋɡiʔ/

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. ― 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

• ditinggikan
• ketinggian
• mempertinggi
• meninggi
• meninggikan
• pemertinggi
• peninggi
• peninggian
• petinggi
• setinggi
• setinggi-tinggi
• tertinggi

 

• tinggi cakap
• tinggi dasar awan
• tinggi dominan
• tinggi duduk
• tinggi fundus
• tinggi hari
• tinggi hati
• tinggi kandungan
• tinggi kerucut
• tinggi lawak-lawak
• tinggi mata
• tinggi rezeki

 

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

• bangsat
• kepinding
• kutu busuk

Further reading

• “tinggi” 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.

Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tiŋɡi/
• Rhymes: -ɡi, -i

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Adjective

tinggi (Jawi spelling تيڠݢي)

1. high
2. tall

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• peninggian [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• ketinggian [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
• setinggi [comparability] (se-)
• setinggi-tinggi [reduplication + comparability] (redup + se-)
• meninggi [agent focus] (meN-)
• meninggikan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• ditinggikan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
• tertinggi [agentless action] (teR-)
• mempertinggi [causative agent focus] (mempeR-)
• dipertinggi [causative passive focus] (dipeR-)
• tinggi-tinggi [reduplication] (redup)

Descendants

• Indonesian: tinggi

Further reading

• “tinggi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.