pencil
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The meaning (definition) of the word pencil
a thin stick with gray lead inside for writing
The word pencil used in a sentence
“I draw with a yellow pencil on my paper.”
The plural of the word pencil
pencils
How the word pencil is said around the world
| French | crayon (kreyawn) |
| Spanish | lápiz (lahpeeth) |
| Mandarin | 铅笔 (qiān bǐ) |
| Hindi | पेंसिल (paynsil) |
| Arabic | قلم رصاص (kahlahm rahsahs) |
| Russian | карандаш (karandash) |
| Portuguese (EU) | lápis (lahpeesh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | lápis (lahpees) |
| Japanese | 鉛筆 (enpitsu) |
| German | Bleistift (blystift) |
| Urdu | پنسل (punsuhl) |
| Punjabi | ਪੈਨਸਿਲ (penuhsil) |
| Korean | 연필 (yeonpil) |
| Hebrew | עִפָּרוֹן (eepahrohnuh) |
| Greek | μολύβι (molubi) |
| Dutch | potlood (pawtloht) |
| Tagalog | lapis (lahpees) |
| Vietnamese | bút chì (boourt chee) |
| Turkish | kalem (kahlam) |
| Persian | مداد (maydahd) |
| Polish | ołówek (awwoovek) |
| Ukrainian | олівець (olivets) |
| Bengali | পেন্সিল (paynsheel) |
| Swedish | penna (penah) |
| Italian | matita (mahteetah) |
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