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Malay
Etymology
From English section, from Old French section, from Latin sectio (“cutting, cutting off, excision, amputation of diseased parts of the body, etc.”), from sectus, past participle of secare (“to cut”). Cognate to Tok Pisin seksen and Tagalog seksyon.
Pronunciation
Noun
seksyen (Jawi spelling سيکشن, plural seksyen-seksyen, informal 1st possessive seksyenku, 2nd possessive seksyenmu, 3rd possessive seksyennya)
- (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore) section:
- A part, piece, subdivision of anything.
- A part of a document.
- (military) A group of 10-15 soldiers led by a non-commissioned officer and forming part of a platoon.
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