tinggi

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

tinggi

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

• (height): jagau (human height)

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

Possibly from Sanskrit तुङ्ग (tuṅga).

• IPA^(key): /tiŋɡiʔ/

tinggi

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

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

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

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

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).

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

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

1. (rare) bedbug, bed bug

• bangsat
• kepinding
• kutu busuk

• “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.

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

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

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tinggi (Jawi spelling تيڠݢي)

1. high
2. tall

• Indonesian: tinggi

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