Hyphenation
pen·cilTurkish pronunciation
pensılPronunciation
/ˈpensəl/ /ˈpɛnsəl/
Etymology
(noun.) 13th century. From Anglo-Norman and Old French pincil (modern pinceau (“paintbrush”)), from Latin diminutive peniculus (“brush”), from noun penis (“tail”) + diminutive suffix -culus.