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)

  1. remote; isolated
    Synonyms: terasing, tersendiri

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of ter- +‎ pencil (to isolate; to detach).

Pronunciation

  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /ˈtə(r)pənt͡ʃel/ [ˈt̪ə(r).pəɲ.t͡ʃel]
    • Rhymes: -el
  • (Baku) IPA(key): /ˈtərpənt͡ʃil/ [ˈt̪ər.pəɲ.t͡ʃil]
    • Rhymes: -il
  • Hyphenation: ter‧pen‧cil

Adjective

terpencil

  1. remote; isolated[1]
    Synonyms: terasing, tersendiri

References

  1. ^ "terpencil" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.

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