stensil

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch stencil, from Middle French estinceller (to glisten), from Old French estenceler (to spark), from Old French estencele (spark), from Vulgar Latin *stincilla, from metathesis of Latin scintilla (spark).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈstɛnsil/ [ˈst̪ɛn.sɪl]
  • Rhymes: -ɛnsil
  • Syllabification: sten‧sil

Noun

stensil (plural stensil-stensil)

  1. stencil

Derived terms

  • menstensil
  • stensilan

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