persen

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛrsə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: per‧sen
• Rhymes: -ɛrsən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch persen. Equivalent to pers +‎ -en. Compare English pierce.

Verb

persen

1. to press tight, to squeeze

   Hij perst het sap uit de sinaasappels.

   He presses the juice out of the oranges.

Conjugation

Conjugation of persen (weak)
infinitive	persen
past singular	perste
past participle	geperst
infinitive	persen
gerund	persen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	pers	perste
2nd person sing. (jij)	perst, pers2	perste
2nd person sing. (u)	perst	perste
2nd person sing. (gij)	perst	perste
3rd person singular	perst	perste
plural	persen	persten
subjunctive sing.1	perse	perste
subjunctive plur.1	persen	persten
imperative sing.	pers
imperative plur.1	perst
participles	persend	geperst
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• afpersen
• uitpersen
• perslucht

Descendants

• Afrikaans: pers

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

persen

1. plural of pers

Ilocano

Etymology

From perres +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

• (Northern Ilocano) IPA^(key): /perˈsen/ [perˈsen]
• (Southern Ilocano) IPA^(key): /pɯrˈsɯn/ [pɯrˈsɯn]
• Hyphenation: per‧sen

Verb

përsë́n (perfective pinerres, imperfective perpersen, past imperfective pinerperres, future persento)

1. to press; to squeeze

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for persen

Affix	Root word		Trigger
-en	perres		object
	Aspect				Future
	Infinitive	Perfective	Imperfective	Past imperfective
	persen	pinerres	perpersen	pinerperres	persento
1st person singular		pinerresko	perpersek	pinerperresko	persekto
2nd person singular		pinerresmo	perpersem	pinerperresmo	persemto
3rd person singular		pinerresna	perpersenna	pinerperresna	persennanto
1st person exclusive plural		pinerresmi	perpersenmi	pinerperresmi	persenminto
1st person inclusive plural		pinerrestayo	perpersentayo	pinerperresna	persentayonto
2nd person plural		pinerresyo	perpersenyo	pinerperresyo	persenyonto
3rd person plural		pinerresda	perpersenda	pinerperresda	per sendanto

References

• Rubino, Carl Ralph Galvez (2000) “persen”, in Byron W. Bender, editor, Ilocano Dictionary and Grammar: Ilocano-English, English-Ilocano‎^[1] (overall work in English and Ilocano), Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 454

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch percent, from Italian percento, from New Latin per centum (“by the hundred”). Doublet of prosen.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /pərˈsɛn/ [pərˈsɛn]
• Rhymes: -ɛn
• Syllabification: per‧sen

Noun

pêrsèn (plural persen-persen)

1. percent, percentage: the amount, number or rate of something, regarded as part of a total of 100; a part of a whole.
2. tip

Synonyms

• (percent): peratus, prosen, perseratus, seperseratus
• (percent): peratus (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)
• (tip): hadiah, pemberian, uang sirih, uang rokok

Derived terms

• memerseni
• memersenkan
• persenan

 

Related terms

• persentil

 

Descendants

• → Chinese: 八仙 (pat-sian, “percent, percentage, tip”)

Further reading

• “persen” 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.

Malay

Etymology

From English percent or Dutch percent, from Italian percento, from New Latin per centum (“by the hundred”); first attested as percent in Kitab Vortaro in 1923.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pərˈsen/ [pərˈsen]
• Hyphenation: per‧sen

Noun

persen (plural persen-persen, informal 1st possessive persenku, 2nd possessive persenmu, 3rd possessive persennya)

1. (informal) percent: the amount, number or rate of something, regarded as part of a total of 100; a part of a whole.

   Synonym: peratus

Further reading

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