periksa

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay periksa, from Old Malay pariksa, from Sanskrit परीक्षा (parīkṣā, inspection, investigation, examination, test). Partially displaced native uji.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /pəˈriksa/ [pəˈrik̚.sa]
  • Rhymes: -iksa
  • Syllabification: pe‧rik‧sa

Verb

pêriksa

  1. to inspect carefully

Derived terms

Affixations

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Old Malay pariksa, from Sanskrit परीक्षा (parīkṣā, inspection, investigation, examination, test). Partially displaced native uji.

Pronunciation

  • (Baku) IPA(key): /pəˈriksa/ [pəˈriʔ.sa]
    • Rhymes: -iʔsə, -sa, -a
  • (schwa-variety) IPA(key): /pəˈreksə/ [pəˈreʔ.sə]
    • Rhymes: -eʔsə, -sə,
  • Hyphenation: pe‧rik‧sa

Verb

periksa (Jawi spelling ڤريقسا)

  1. to inspect carefully

Derived terms

Affixations

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: periksa (inherited)
  • Tagalog: paligsa

Further reading