tinggung

Malay

Pronunciation

• (/a/-variety, Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈtiŋɡuŋ/ [ˈt̪iŋ.ɡuŋ]
  • Rhymes: -ɡuŋ, -uŋ
• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˈtiŋɡoŋ/ [ˈt̪iŋ.ɡoŋ]
  • Rhymes: -ɡoŋ, -oŋ
• Hyphenation: ting‧gung

Verb

tinggung (Jawi spelling تيڠݢوڠ)

1. to squat; to sit on one's heels.

   Synonym: cangkung

   Dia duduk tinggung di tepi jalan.

   He sat squatting by the roadside.

Usage notes

• While the root word can be used (often paired as duduk tinggung), the affixed form bertinggung is much more commonly used in standard Malay to describe the action.

Derived terms

Affixations

• bertinggung (“to squat”)
• meninggung (“to squat”)
• tertinggung (“squatting”)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: tinggung (inherited)

Further reading

• "tinggung" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "tinggung" at PRPM first version)