meninggal

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• meninggoy (slang, somewhat humorous)

Etymology

Affixation of tinggal (“to be left”) +‎ meng-, literally “to leave one's own physical body in the world”. Inherited from Malay meninggal.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /məˈniŋɡal/ [məˈniŋ.ɡal]

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• Rhymes: -iŋɡal
• Syllabification: me‧ning‧gal

Verb

mêninggal (intransitive)

1. (euphemistic, idiomatic) to pass away

   Synonyms: berpulang, mati, wafat, gugur

Derived terms

Compounds

• meninggal dunia

Adjective

meninggal (not comparable) (uncommon)

1. (euphemistic, idiomatic) dead; no longer living; deceased

Further reading

• “meninggal”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of meng- +‎ tinggal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mə.niŋ.ɡal/

Verb

meninggal

1. to die; to pass away.

   Datuk saya telah meninggal dunia semalam. ― My grandfather passed away yesterday.

2. (figurative, less common) to depart; to leave (permanently).

   Dia telah meninggal kampung halaman untuk menetap di bandar. ― He has left his hometown to live in the city.

Synonyms

• mati
• wafat (formal)

Antonyms

• hidup

Derived terms

Affixations

• meninggal dunia

Further reading

• "meninggal" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017