sipil

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch civiel (“civil”), from Old French civil, from Latin cīvīlis (“relating to a citizen”), from cīvis (“citizen”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sipɪl/
• Hyphenation: si‧pil

Adjective

sipil

1. civil, having to do with people and government office as opposed to the military or religion

   Synonyms: perdata, praja, awam

Alternative forms

• sivil (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)

Derived terms

• menyipilkan

• hukum sipil

Further reading

• “sipil”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016