akal
Indonesian
editEtymology
editFrom Malay akal, from Classical Malay عقل (akal), from Arabic عَقْل (ʕaql, “understanding, intellect”).[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editakal
- mind
- Synonyms: akal pikiran, pikiran
- way (a method or manner of doing something)
- trick; deception (an instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead someone into believing a lie or inaccuracy)
- Synonyms: akal-akalan, tipu daya
- reason (rational thinking (or the capacity for it); the cognitive faculties, collectively, of conception, judgment, deduction and intuition)
Derived terms
editReferences
editFurther reading
edit- “akal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
editEtymology
editFrom Arabic عَقْل (ʕaql, “understanding, intellect”).
Noun
editakal (Jawi spelling عقل or اکل, plural akal-akal, informal 1st possessive akalku, 2nd possessive akalmu, 3rd possessive akalnya)
- thought, mind
- Manusia ialah makhluk yang berakal.
- Humans are beings with minds.
- idea, way, solution
- Aku ada satu akal.
- I have an idea.
- trick, deception
- Sang Harimau terperdaya lagi oleh akal Sang Kancil.
- Tiger has yet again fallen for Mousedeer's tricks.
Descendants
editFurther reading
edit- “akal” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Ternate
editEtymology
editUltimately from Arabic عَقْل (ʕaql)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editakal
- the mind
References
edit- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
Turkish
editAdjective
editakal
Veps
editNoun
editakal
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- Indonesian terms derived from Arabic
- Indonesian terms derived from the Arabic root ع ق ل
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- Rhymes:Indonesian/kal
- Rhymes:Indonesian/kal/2 syllables
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- Rhymes:Ternate/al
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- Ternate lemmas
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- Veps non-lemma forms
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