pensil

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from English pencil, from Anglo-Norman and Old French pincil (see the variant pincel, which gave rise to Modern French pinceau (“paintbrush”)), from Latin pēnicillum, diminutive of pēniculus (“brush”), itself a diminutive of pēnis (“tail; penis”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɛnsɪl]
• Hyphenation: pèn‧sil

Noun

pènsil (first-person possessive pensilku, second-person possessive pensilmu, third-person possessive pensilnya)

1. pencil

   Synonym: potlot

Alternative forms

• pinsil

Further reading

• “pensil” 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.

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Maia

Etymology

From English or Tok Pisin.

Noun

pensil

1. pencil

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Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English pencil.

Noun

pensil

1. pencil