meninggal

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixation of tinggal (“to stay, live”) +‎ meng-, literally “to stay one's own physical body in the world”, inherited from Malay meninggal.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /məˈniŋɡal/ [məˈniŋ.ɡal]

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• Rhymes: -iŋɡal
• Syllabification: me‧ning‧gal

Verb

mêninggal

1. (honorific) to pass away

   Synonym: berpulang

Further reading

• “meninggal” 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.