kancil

• kantjil (1901–1947, 1947–1972)

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈkant͡ʃil/ [ˈkaɲ.t͡ʃɪl]
• Rhymes: -ant͡ʃil
• Syllabification: kan‧cil

Inherited from Malay kancil, from Javanese kancil (“mousedeer”), from Old Javanese kañcil.

kancil (plural kancil-kancil)

1. (zoology) chevrotain, mousedeer (especially Tragulus kanchil)
2. (literature) the clever animal as main character in folklore in Southeast Asia
3. (figurative) people who are clever and cunning (resourceful)

kancil (plural kancil-kancil)

1. (vehicles) acronym of kendaraan niaga kecil (literally “small commercial vehicles”)

• “kancil”, 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

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): [käɲ.t͡ʃel, -e̞l, -ɪl]
• Rhymes: -il

kancil (Jawi spelling کنچيل, plural kancil-kancil or kancil²)

1. chevrotain, mousedeer (especially Tragulus kanchil)

   Hikayat Sang Kancil

   Tales of the Mousedeer

• napuh
• pelanduk

• > Indonesian: kancil (inherited)

• "kancil" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017