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mil.

English or American mile, a unit of distance equivalent to about 1.6 km

3 characters1 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmil/Standard-Indonesian[ˈmɪl]Standard-Indonesian
  1. English or American mile, a unit of distance equivalent to about 1.6 km

  2. mijl, Dutch mile or league, a unit of distance equivalent to about 5–6 km

    historical
  3. milepost, milestone, km marker

Where this word comes from

From Dutch mijl, from Middle Dutch mile, ultimately from Latin mīlia.

noun/ˈmil/Standard-Indonesian[ˈmɪl]Standard-Indonesian
  1. mail (the material conveyed by the postal service)

    rare
Where this word comes from

From English mail, from Middle English male, from Anglo-Norman male, Old French male (“bag, wallet”), from Frankish *malha (“bag”), from Proto-Germanic *malhō (“bag, pouch”), from Proto-Indo-European *molko- (“leather pouch”).

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