tinjau

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay tinjau, from Classical Malay tinjau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian [Term?] (compare Maori tiro, Malagasy tsinju (“to be gazed , to be perceived”), Javanese ꦠꦶꦚ꧀ꦗꦺꦴ (tinjo, “to visit”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈtind͡ʒau̯/ [ˈt̪in.d͡ʒau̯]
• Rhymes: -ind͡ʒau̯
• Syllabification: tin‧jau

Verb

tinjau

1. to observe
2. to inspect

Derived terms

• bertinjau-tinjauan
• meninjau
• peninjau
• peninjauan
• tinjau-meninjau
• tinjauan

 

Further reading

• “tinjau” 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.

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (compare Maori tiro).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tind͡ʒau̯/
• Rhymes: -d͡ʒau̯, -au̯
• Hyphenation: tin‧jau

Verb

tinjau (Jawi spelling تينجاو)

1. (transitive) To observe.

   Synonym: perhati

2. (transitive) To watch (of security).

   Synonyms: kawal, jaga

3. (transitive) To survey.
4. (transitive) To scrutinize; to inspect; to investigate.

   Synonyms: selidik, siasat

5. (transitive) To visit.

   Synonym: lawat

Affixations

• bertinjau-tinjauan
• ditinjau
• meninjau
• meninjau-ninjau
• peninjau
• peninjauan
• tinjau-meninjau
• tinjauan

 

Compounds

• tinjau karang

 

Further reading

• “tinjau” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.