sekilas

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of se- +‎ kilas (“glance, flash”).

Pronunciation

  • (schwa-variety, Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /səˈkilas/ [səˈki.las]
  • Rhymes: -as
  • Hyphenation: se‧ki‧las

Adverb

sekilas (Jawi spelling سکيلس)

  1. at a glance, briefly, for a moment, in passing
    Saya nampak dia sekilas tadi. ― I saw him briefly just now.

Derived terms

Affixations
  • sekilasan (“a brief look, short summary”)

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: sekilas (inherited)

Further reading

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