petinggi

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed peng- +‎ tinggi, from Malay petinggi, from Classical Malay petinggi.

Noun

petinggi (plural petinggi-petinggi)

  1. authority: persons, regarded collectively, who occupy official positions of power to enforce rules; government or law enforcement
  2. village chief
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