seksyen
Malay
Alternative forms
- seksen
- sekshen
Etymology
From English section, from Old French section, from Latin sectio (“cutting, cutting off, excision, amputation of diseased parts of the body, etc.”), from sectus, past participle of secare (“to cut”). Cognate to Tok Pisin seksen, Tagalog seksyon, and Indonesian seksi.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -syen, -sen
Noun
seksyen (plural seksyen-seksyen, informal 1st possessive seksyenku, 2nd possessive seksyenmu, 3rd possessive seksyennya)
Derived terms
- subseksyen (“subsection”)
Further reading
- “seksyen” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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