sijil

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay sijil, from Arabic سِجِلّ (sijill, “register, registry, record, list, log”), from Byzantine Greek σιγίλλιον, σιγίλλον (sigíllion, sigíllon), ultimately from Latin sigillum (“little sign”). Doublet of segel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sid͡ʒɪl/
• Hyphenation: si‧jil

Noun

sijil

1. folded paper

   Synonyms: daftar, register

2. (passing) certificate

   Synonyms: sertifikat, ijazah

3. (nautical) crew list

Further reading

• “sijil” 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.