periksa

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay periksa, from Classical Malay pariksa, from Sanskrit परीक्षा (parīkṣā, “inspection, investigation, examination, test”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəˈriksa/, [pəˈriʔ.sa]
• Hyphenation: pê‧rik‧sa

Verb

pêriksa

1. to inspect carefully

Derived terms

• memeriksa
• memeriksai
• memeriksakan
• pemeriksa
• pemeriksaan
• periksaan
• terperiksa

 

Further reading

• “periksa” 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 Classical Malay pariksa, from Sanskrit परीक्षा (parīkṣā, “inspection, investigation, examination, test”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəˈriksa/, [pəˈriʔ.sa]
• Hyphenation: pe‧rik‧sa

Verb

periksa (Jawi spelling ڤريقسا)

1. to inspect carefully

Derived terms

• memeriksa
• memeriksai
• memeriksakan
• pemeriksa
• pemeriksaan
• periksaan
• terperiksa

 

Descendants

• Indonesian: periksa
• → Tagalog: paligsa

Further reading

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