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)

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈtiŋɡi/ [ˈt̪iŋ.ɡi]
• Rhymes: -iŋɡi
• Syllabification: ting‧gi

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

tinggi

1. high, tall

   adikku tinggi ― my sister is tall

   demam tinggi ― high fever

2. high (elevated in status, esteem, or prestige, or in importance or development)
3. (uncommon) lofty, arrogant, proud

   Synonym: sombong

4. (phonetics) high (made with some part of the tongue positioned high in the mouth, relatively close to the palate)

   vokal tinggi ― high vowel

5. high, intoxicated, drunk

   Waktu aku lagi tinggi hilang akal sehatku.^[1] ― When I was high, I lost my mind.

6. noble, advanced

   Synonyms: luhur, mulia

tinggi (plural tinggi-tinggi)

1. tallness
2. height

   Synonym: ketinggian

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

tinggi (plural tinggi-tinggi)

1. (rare) bedbug, bed bug

   Synonyms: 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): /ˈtiŋɡi/ [ˈt̪iŋ.ɡi]
• 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.