segera
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay segera (“immediate; quick”), from Sanskrit शीघ्र (śīghra, “speedy, quick, rapid”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈsəɡəra/ [ˈsə.ɡə.ra]
- Rhymes: -əɡəra
- Syllabification: se‧ge‧ra
Adverb
sêgêra
Affixed terms
- bersegera
- mempersegera
- mempersegerakan
- menyegerakan
- penyegeraan
- persegeraan
- sesegera
Further reading
- “segera”, 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 Sanskrit शीघ्र (śīghra, “speedy, quick, rapid”).
Pronunciation
- (Penang, Bahasa Baku) IPA(key): /səɡəˈra/ [sə.ɡəˈra]
Adjective
segera (Jawi spelling سݢرا)
Derived terms
- bersegera
- kesegaraan
- menyegerakan
Descendants
- Indonesian: segera (“soon; immediately”)
Further reading
- “segera”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017