No. 564 in Malay

tertinggi

"Highest" or "most supreme."

In a sentence

Gunung Kinabalu adalah gunung tertinggi di Malaysia.
Mount Kinabalu is the tallest mountain in Malaysia.
In this sentence, "tertinggi" represents the superlative form of "tinggi" (tall), indicating the highest degree when comparing entities.
Mereka menghormati pemimpin tertinggi dalam organisasi tersebut.
They respect the highest leader in that organization.
Here, "tertinggi" is used to signify the utmost rank or level of leadership within a hierarchical structure.
Hasil ujian pelajar itu adalah yang tertinggi di kelasnya.
That student’s test result is the highest in his class.
In this context, "tertinggi" refers to the peak or best result among all comparisons in a defined group.

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