mancis
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Latin[edit]
Adjective[edit]
mancīs
Malay[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Epenthesis of macis, from English matches.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -is
Noun[edit]
mancis (Jawi spelling منچيس, plural mancis-mancis, informal 1st possessive mancisku, 2nd possessive mancismu, 3rd possessive mancisnya)
- match (stick)
References[edit]
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “machis”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, pages 83-84
Further reading[edit]
- “mancis” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.