sekolah tinggi

Indonesian

Etymology

Calque of Dutch hogeschool (“polytechnic, college”, literally “high school”), as compound of sekolah (“school”) +‎ tinggi (“high”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [səˈkolah ˈtɪŋɡi]

Noun

sekolah tinggi

1. (education) mono-disciplinary higher education institution; a higher education institution of lower rank than a university.

   Coordinate terms: akademi, akademi komunitas, institut, politeknik, universitas

Further reading

• “sekolah 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.