tahil

English

Etymology

From Malay tahil.

Noun

tahil (plural tahils)

1. Alternative form of tael

Anagrams

• Lahti, Litha, laith, lathi, tahli, thali, thial

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay tahil.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tahil]
• Hyphenation: ta‧hil

Noun

tahil (first-person possessive tahilku, second-person possessive tahilmu, third-person possessive tahilnya)

1. tael: a traditional unit of weight, equal 3.7 grams.

   Synonym: bungkal

Further reading

• “tahil” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /tahel/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /tahɪl/
• Rhymes: -ahel, -hel, -el

Noun

tahil (Jawi spelling تاهيل, plural tahil-tahil, informal 1st possessive tahilku, 2nd possessive tahilmu, 3rd possessive tahilnya)

1. tael (all senses)

Descendants

• → English: tahil, tael
• Indonesian: tahil
• → Portuguese: tael

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “تاهل tahil”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 74
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “تاهل tahil”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 196
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “tahil”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 515

Further reading

• “tahil” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.