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

1. soon

   Synonyms: cepat, lekas

Affixed terms

• bersegera
• mempersegera
• mempersegerakan
• menyegerakan
• penyegeraan
• persegeraan
• sesegera

 

Further reading

• “segera” 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.

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit शीघ्र (śīghra, “speedy, quick, rapid”).

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor, Riau) IPA^(key): /ˈsəɡərə/ [ˈsə.ɡə.rə]

• (Northern Peninsular Malay, Bahasa Baku) IPA^(key): /ˈsəɡəra/ [ˈsə.ɡə.ra]

Adjective

segera (Jawi spelling سݢرا)

1. immediate; quick

Derived terms

• bersegera
• kesegaraan
• menyegerakan

 

Descendants

• Indonesian: segera (“soon; immediately”)

Further reading

• “segera” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.