sekolah tinggi

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of sekolah (“school”) +‎ tinggi (“high”), calque of Dutch hogeschool (“hogeschool, polytechnic, college”, literally “high school”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [səˈkolah ˈtɪŋɡi]

Noun

sêkolah tinggi

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

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

2. (education, dated) university

   sekolah tinggi keradjaan ― imperial university

Usage notes

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay sekolah tinggi.

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.

Malay

Etymology

Compound of sekolah (“school”) +‎ tinggi (“high”), calque of English high school.

Noun

sekolah tinggi (informal 1st possessive sekolah tinggiku, 2nd possessive sekolah tinggimu, 3rd possessive sekolah tingginya)

1. (education, Malaysia, Singapore) high school, secondary school: an institution which provides all or part of secondary education.

   Sekolah Tinggi Persendirian Cina ― Chinese Independent High School

   Sekolah Tinggi Pemerintah Bukit Panjang ― Bukit Panjang Government High School

2. (education, Indonesia) see Indonesian sekolah tinggi (“hogeschool, college”).

Usage notes

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian sekolah tinggi.

Synonyms

• sekolah menengah atas (Indonesia incl. Riau and Sumatra)