tinggal

Iban

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tiŋ.ɡäl/

Verb

tinggal

1. to leave.

   Sida tinggal ba rumah baka belama.

   They are left in the house as usual.

2. to wait for a short time.

   Tinggal ditu dulu, lagi aku ngambi.

   Stay here first, I'll fetch you later.

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay tinggal.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈtiŋɡal/ [ˈt̪iŋ.ɡal]
• Rhymes: -iŋɡal
• Syllabification: ting‧gal

Verb

tinggal (intransitive)

1. to remain
2. to live, to inhabit, to reside: to have permanent residence somewhere

   Synonym: diam

3. to stay
4. to be left
5. to be in the past
6. to forget

   Synonym: lupa

7. to do the remnant
8. to depend

Adjective

tinggal (comparative lebih tinggal, superlative paling tinggal)

1. occupied, inhabited
2. leftover

Derived terms

• bertinggal
• ketertinggalan
• ketinggalan
• meninggal
• meninggali
• meninggalkan
• peninggal
• peninggalan
• pertinggal
• sepeninggal
• tertinggal
• tinggalan

• tinggal bersiul-siul
• tinggal diam
• tinggal waktu

• selamat tinggal (“goodbye”)

Further reading

• “tinggal” 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.

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtiŋɡal/ [ˈt̪iŋ.ɡal]

• Audio (Malaysia):

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• Hyphenation: ting‧gal

Verb

tinggal (Jawi spelling تيڠݢل)

1. to leave

   Aku tertinggal fon aku kat rumah nenek aku.

   I accidentally left my phone at my granny's house.

2. to live; to make one's home at a particular place

   .ساي تيڠڬل د راوڠ

   Saya tinggal di Rawang.

   I live in Rawang.

Related terms

• meninggal dunia
• selamat tinggal

Descendants

• > Indonesian: tinggal (inherited)

Further reading

• “tinggal” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.