segera

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay segera (“immediate; quick”), from Sanskrit शीघ्र (śīghra, “speedy, quick, rapid”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /səɡəˈra/ [sə.ɡəˈra]
• Rhymes: -a
• 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 [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”), perhaps with influence of gera “to alert”

Pronunciation

• (Johor, Riau) IPA^(key): /səˈɡərə/ [səˈɡə.rə]

• (Penang, Bahasa Baku) IPA^(key): /səɡəˈra/ [sə.ɡəˈra]

Adjective

segera (Jawi spelling سݢرا, comparative lebih segera, superlative paling segera)

1. immediate; quick
2. (of prepared foods) instant

Adverb

segera (Jawi spelling سݢرا)

1. soon

   Synonyms: cepat, lekas

   Poster saya tempahkan tu perlu siap segera mungkin sebelum kami ke seminar tu. ― The poster that I commissioned has to be ready as soon as possible before we go to the seminar.

2. speedily, quickly

Derived terms

• bersegera
• kesegeraan
• menyegerakan
• mi segera

Descendants

• Indonesian: segera (“soon; immediately”)

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875), “سݢره sĕgĕrah”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 27
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “سݢرا sĕgĕra or sigĕra”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 393
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “segera”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 401

Further reading

• "segera" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017