titinada

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of titi +‎ nada (“tone”), calque of Dutch toonhoogte (“pitch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ti.ti.ˈna.da/

Noun

titinada (plural titinada-titinada, first-person possessive titinadaku, second-person possessive titinadamu, third-person possessive titinadanya)

1. (music) note

   Synonyms: nala, nada

2. (music) pitch: The perceived frequency of a sound or note; The standard to which a group of musical instruments are tuned or in which a piece is performed, usually by reference to the frequency to which the musical note A above middle C is tuned.

   Synonym: tinggi nada, kelangsingan (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “titinada” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.