kancil
Malay
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [käɲ.t͡ʃel, -e̞l, -ɪl]
- Rhymes: -il
Noun
kancil (Jawi spelling کنچيل, plural kancil-kancil)
- chevrotain, mousedeer (especially Tragulus kanchil)
- Hikayat Sang Kancil
- Tales of the Mousedeer
Synonyms
- napuh
- pelanduk
Further reading
- “kancil”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017