mencit

Perhaps onomatopoeic.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /mənˈt͡ʃit/ [məɲˈt͡ʃɪt̪̚]
• Rhymes: -it
• Syllabification: men‧cit

mencit (plural mencit-mencit)

1. mouse, house mouse

   Synonyms: tikus (proscribed in life science), tikus rumah

• “mencit”, 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

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mencit (Jawi spelling منچيت, plural mencit-mencit or mencit²)

1. mouse, house mouse

• tikus

• "mencit" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017