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pensil.

pencil

6 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɛnsil/Standard-Indonesian[ˈpen.sɪl]Standard-Indonesian
  1. pencil

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from English pencil or Dutch penseel, 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”).

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