perguruan tinggi

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of perguruan (“school”) +‎ tinggi (“high”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pərɡuˈruan ˈtiŋɡi]

Noun

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

1. (education) higher education institution; post-secondary education institution.

Synonyms

• institusi pengajian tinggi (IPT) (Standard Malay)

Hyponyms

• perguruan tinggi negeri (PTN)
• perguruan tinggi swasta (PTS)

 

• akademi
• akademi komunitas
• institut
• politeknik
• sekolah tinggi
• universitas

 

Further reading

• “perguruan 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.