perguruan tinggi

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of perguruan (“school”) +‎ tinggi (“high”), calque of Dutch hogeschool.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pərɡuˈruan ˈtiŋɡi]

Noun

perguruan tinggi (plural perguruan-perguruan tinggi)

  1. (education) higher education institution; post-secondary education institution
    • 1956, Prof. Drs. Soeparwi, Laporan Lengkap Seminar Ilmu Kebudajaan diselenggarakan oleh Universitas Gadjah Mada, Universitas Gadjah Mada, page 58:
      Kemudian saya berunding dengan Prof. Sardjito ; lalu di Klaten dibuka Perguruan Tinggi Kedokteran Hewan ; dengan begitu di Klaten ada 3 buah Perguruan Tinggi, jang dilahirkan dalam kantjah Revolusi.
      Then I consulted with Prof. Sardjito; afterwards, in Klaten a College of Veterinary Medicine was established; thus, in Klaten there were three institutions of higher learning, all brought forth in the turmoil of the Revolution.

Alternative forms

Synonyms

  • institusi pengajian tinggi (IPT) (Standard Malay)

Hyponyms

References

  1. ^ Carr, Denzel (1958), “Some Problems Arising from Linguistic Eleutheromania”, in The Journal of Asian Studies‎[1], volume 17, number 2, →DOI, pages 207-214

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