kunsill

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian cunsigliu, from Latin consilium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kunˈsɪll/

Noun

kunsill m (plural kunsilli or kunsilji)

1. council (committee)
2. counsel (advice)

   Synonym: parir

Usage notes

• The regularised plural kunsilli is predominant. The form kunsilji is found chiefly in Kunsilji Evangeliċi (“Evangelical counsels”).

Related terms

• kkunsilja (kkonsilja)
• kunsulier (kunsiljier)