persegi

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈpərsəɡi/ [ˈpər.sə.ɡi]
• Rhymes: -ərsəɡi
• Syllabification: per‧se‧gi

Inherited from Malay persegi, from Classical Malay persegi. Equivalent to per- +‎ segi.

pêrsêgi (plural persegi-persegi)

1. (geometry) square; a polygon with four sides of equal length and four right angles

   Synonyms: bujur sangkar, segi empat sama sisi

persegi

1. (only in compounds) having sides

   Synonym: bersegi

Semantic loan from Dutch kwadraat (“squared”).

pêrsêgi

1. (algebra) squared; raised to the second power

   Synonym: kuadrat

   Mereka hanya memiliki tanah seluas enam meter persegi. ― They only own land as wide as six meters squared.

• → Sundanese: pasagi

• “persegi” 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.

From per +‎ segi.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpərsəɡi/ [ˈpər.sə.ɡi]
• Hyphenation: per‧se‧gi

persegi (Jawi spelling ڤرسݢي, plural persegi-persegi) (geometry)

1. square

• > Indonesian: persegi (inherited)
  • → Sundanese: pasagi
• → Tausug: pasagi'

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