kantjil

Dutch

Alternative forms

• kantjiel (archaic)

Etymology

Borrowed from Indonesian kancil, from Javanese kancil.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑnˈtjɪl/

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• Hyphenation: kan‧tjil
• Rhymes: -ɪl

Noun

kantjil m (plural kantjils)

1. a mouse deer, a chevrotain, deer of the genus Tragulus, especially Tragulus kanchil (lesser mouse-deer)

Hypernyms

• dwerghert