persis
See also: Persis
English
Etymology
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Noun
persis (uncountable)
- A kind of colouring matter obtained from lichens.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for persis in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)
Anagrams
- 'spires, Speirs, Spiers, pisser, prises, resips, spiers, spires
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch precies (“exact”) (alternative Brabantian spelling percies, persies), from Middle French precis, from Latin precisus, praecīsus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pərˈsɪs]
- Rhymes: -sɪs, -ɪs, -s
- Hyphenation: pêr‧sis
Adjective
pêrsis
- (colloquial) exact; exactly like; same
- Itu persis seperti yang ibu minta. ― That is exactly like what mom was asking.
- (colloquial) true
- Synonym: benar
- (colloquial) similar
- Synonym: serupa
Related terms
- presisi
Further reading
- “persis” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.