perwira tinggi

Indonesian

Etymology

From perwira (“officer”) +‎ tinggi (“high”).

Noun

perwira tinggi (first-person possessive perwira tinggiku, second-person possessive perwira tinggimu, third-person possessive perwira tingginya)

1. (military, law enforcement) high-ranking officer.

Further reading

• “perwira tinggi” 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.