seksyen
Malay edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
seksyen (plural seksyen-seksyen, informal 1st possessive seksyenku, 2nd possessive seksyenmu, 3rd possessive seksyennya)
- (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore) section:
- A part, piece, subdivision of anything.
- A part of a document.
- (military) A group of 10-15 soldiers led by a non-commissioned officer and forming part of a platoon.
Derived terms edit
- subseksyen (“subsection”)
Further reading edit
- “seksyen” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.