tagih

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay tagih. Perhaps equivalent to ter- +‎ agih (“to give, share”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈtaɡih/ [ˈt̪a.ɡɪh]
• Rhymes: -aɡih
• Syllabification: ta‧gih

Verb

tagih (active menagih, passive ditagih)

1. to dun (to ask for payment)
2. to demand or ask
   1. (by extension) to fulfill (to satisfy, carry out, bring to completion)

      Synonym: penuhi

Derived terms

• ketagihan (“to demand or ask repeatedly; addicted; addiction”)
• penagih (“dunner; demander”)
• penagihan (“dunning; debt collection”)
• tagihan (“bill”)
• tertagih (“dunned; demanded; fulfilled”)

 

Related terms

• agih (“to give, share”) (dialectal or rare)

 

Further reading

• “tagih” 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.