persegi

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /pərsəˈɡi/ [pər.səˈɡi]
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: per‧se‧gi

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay persegi, from Classical Malay persegi. Equivalent to per- +‎ segi.

Noun

pêrsêgi (plural persegi-persegi)

1. (geometry) square; a polygon with four sides of equal length and four right angles

   Synonyms: bujur sangkar, segi empat sama sisi

Verb

persegi

1. (only in compounds) having sides

   Synonym: bersegi

Etymology 2

Semantic loan from Dutch kwadraat (“squared”).

Postposition

pêrsêgi

1. (algebra) squared; raised to the second power

   Synonym: kuadrat

   Mereka hanya memiliki tanah seluas enam meter persegi. ― They only own land as wide as six meters squared.

Derived terms

• persegi panjang

Descendants

• → Sundanese: pasagi

Further reading

• “persegi”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

From per +‎ segi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pərsəˈɡi/ [pər.səˈɡi]
• Hyphenation: per‧se‧gi

Noun

persegi (Jawi spelling ڤرسݢي, plural persegi-persegi or persegi²) (geometry)

1. square

Descendants

• > Indonesian: persegi (inherited)
  • → Sundanese: pasagi
• → Tausug: pasagi'

Further reading

• "persegi" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017