pencil

== English == === Alternative forms === pensill (obsolete) === Etymology === 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”). Not related to pen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpɛnsəl/, /ˈpɛntsəl/ (Received Pronunciation, South Asia, also) IPA(key): /ˈpɛnsɪl/ Rhymes: -ɛnsəl Hyphenation: pen‧cil === Noun === pencil (plural pencils) (now chiefly historical) A paintbrush. [from 14th c.] A writing utensil with a graphite (commonly referred to as lead) shaft, usually blended with clay, clad in wood, and sharpened to a taper. [from 16th c.] Synonym: lead pencil (optics) An aggregate or collection of rays of light, especially when diverging from, or converging to, a point. [from 17th c.] (geometry) A family of geometric objects with a common property, such as the set of lines that pass through a given point in a projective plane. [from 19th c.] (medicine, obsolete, rare) A small medicated bougie. [19th c.] (zoology, formerly) A small, thin tuft of hairs or feathers. (gambling) Ellipsis of power of the pencil. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === pencil (third-person singular simple present pencils, present participle (US) penciling or (UK) pencilling, simple past and past participle (US) penciled or (UK) pencilled) (transitive) To write (something) using a pencil. (transitive) To mark with, or as if with, a pencil. ==== Derived terms ==== pencil in pencil out ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === pencil on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Indonesian == === Alternative forms === pentjil (1901–1947, 1947–1972) === Etymology === Inherited from Malay pencil. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /pənˈt͡ʃil/ [pəɲˈt͡ʃɪl] Rhymes: -il Syllabification: pen‧cil === Verb === pêncil (transitive) to isolate; to detach: To set apart or cut off from others. ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “pencil”, 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 == === Alternative forms === pĕnchil (1924-1972) === Etymology === Possibly borrowed from or cognate of Javanese pencil. === Pronunciation === (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA(key): /pənˈt͡ʃel/ [pəɲˈt͡ʃel] Rhymes: -el (Literary Standard) IPA(key): /pənˈt͡ʃil/ [pəɲˈt͡ʃil] Rhymes: -il Hyphenation: pen‧cil === Verb === pĕncil (Jawi spelling ڤنچيل) (transitive) to isolate; to detach: To set apart or cut off from others. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== > Indonesian: pencil (inherited) === References === === Further reading === "pencil" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017