pensil
English
Noun
pensil (plural pensils)
- Obsolete form of pencil.
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 (plural pensil-pensil, first-person possessive pensilku, second-person possessive pensilmu, third-person possessive pensilnya)
- pencil
- Synonym: potlot
Alternative forms
- pinsil
- pensel (Standard Malay)
Derived terms
- pemensil
- pensil alis
- pensil bibir
- pensil jahit
- pensil lito
- pensil mata
- pensil pemayang mata
- pensil penggaris mata
- pensil warna
Further reading
- “pensil” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Maia
Etymology
From English pencil or Tok Pisin pensil.
Noun
pensil
- pencil
Malay
Noun
- Nonstandard spelling of pensel.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin pensilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /penˈsil/ [pẽnˈsil]
- Rhymes: -il
- Syllabification: pen‧sil
Adjective
pensil (plural pensiles)
- hanging
Noun
pensil m (plural pensiles)
- (literary) pleasant garden
Further reading
- “pensil”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From English pencil.
Noun
pensil
- pencil
Welsh
Alternative forms
- pensel
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/
Noun
pensil m (plural pensiliau or pensilau or pensilion)
- pencil
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| pensil | bensil | mhensil | phensil |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “pensil”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies