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tinggi

Pronunciation: /ˈtiŋɡi/

“tinggi” is an Indonesian word. Its 9 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. high, tall
  2. high (elevated in status, esteem, or prestige, or in importance or development)
  3. lofty, arrogant, proud
  4. high (made with some part of the tongue positioned high in the mouth, relatively close to the palate)
  5. high, intoxicated, drunk
  6. noble, advanced

noun

  1. tallness
  2. height
  3. bedbug, bed bug

Etymology

From Malay tinggi, from several possibilities: * From Sanskrit तुङ्ग (tuṅga, “high”). * Related to tangga. * Related to tonggak and tunggak.

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