Etymology

kanchil

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Today it means: A small, agile chevrotain of the genus Tragulus, especially Tragulus kanchil (lesser mouse-deer). Full definition →

Malay kancil
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  1. Malay · borrowed fromkancil
  2. English todaykanchil

From the Wilkinson spelling of Malay kancil, kanchil.

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