tindih

Indonesian

Adjective

tindih (comparative lebih tindih, superlative paling tindih)

  1. overlapping

Derived terms

  • bertindih
  • bertindih-tindih
  • bertindihan
  • ketindihan
  • menindih
  • menindihi
  • menindihkan
  • penindih
  • penindihan
  • pertindihan
  • tertindih
  • tindih-bertindih
  • tindih-menindih
  • tindihan

Malay

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • (schwa-variety) IPA(key): /ˈtindeh/ [ˈt̪in.deh]
    • Rhymes: -deh, -eh
  • (Baku) IPA(key): /ˈtindih/ [ˈt̪in.dih]
    • Rhymes: -dih, -ih
  • Hyphenation: tin‧dih

Verb

tindih (Jawi spelling تينديه)

  1. to lie on top of; to overlap.
    Synonym: lapik
    Buku-buku itu disusun tindih antara satu sama lain.The books were arranged overlapping one another.
  2. to press; to weigh down; to crush.
    Synonyms: himpit, tekan
    Mangsa kemalangan itu mati kerana ditindih kayu balak.The accident victim died because he was crushed by a log.
  3. (figuratively) to oppress; to suppress.
    Synonym: tindas

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