desil

See also: děsil

Indonesian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Dutch deciel (“decile”), from Latin decilis.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈdesil/ [ˈde.sɪl]
• Rhymes: -esil
• Syllabification: de‧sil

Noun

desil (plural desil-desil)

1. decile
   1. (statistics) any of the values in a series that divides the distribution of individuals in that series into ten groups of equal frequency.
   2. (statistics) any one of the ten subsets or groups so divided.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Dutch decyl (“decyl”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈdesil/ [ˈde.sɪl]
• Rhymes: -esil
• Syllabification: de‧sil

Noun

desil (plural desil-desil)

1. (organic chemistry) decyl: Any of very many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C₁₀H₂₁, formally derived from decane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.

Further reading

• “desil” 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.