terpencil
Indonesian
Etymology
Affixation of ter- + pencil (“to isolate; to detach”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈtərpənt͡ʃil/ [ˈt̪ər.pəɲ.t͡ʃɪl]
- Rhymes: -ərpənt͡ʃil
- Syllabification: ter‧pen‧cil
Adjective
têrpêncil (comparative lebih terpencil, superlative paling terpencil)
Further reading
- “terpencil”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Malay
Etymology
Affixation of ter- + pencil (“to isolate; to detach”).
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /tə(r)pənˈt͡ʃel/ [t̪ə(r).pəɲˈt͡ʃel]
- Rhymes: -el
- (Baku) IPA(key): /tərpənˈt͡ʃil/ [t̪ər.pəɲˈt͡ʃil]
- Rhymes: -il
- Hyphenation: ter‧pen‧cil
Adjective
terpencil
References
- ^ “terpencil”, in Kamus Dewan [The Institute Dictionary] (in Malay), Fourth edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2005, →ISBN
Further reading
- “terpencil”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017