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అక్కల్ (akkal)
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अक्कल
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Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *akka (“elder sister”).
Noun
अक्कल (akkal)
- elder sister
Etymology 2
Derived from Urdu عَقْل ('aql).
Noun
अक्कल (akkal)
- wisdom
References
- “अक्कल”, in Gondi Dictionary, (Can we date this quote?)
Malvi
Noun
अक्कल (akkal) f
- Alternative form of अकल (akal)
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian عَقل ('aql), from Arabic عَقْل (ʕaql). Compare Gujarati અક્કલ (akkal), Hindustani عَقْل ('aql) / अक़्ल (aql), Punjabi ਅਕ਼ਲ (aqal) / عَقل (ʻaql).
Pronunciation
Noun
अक्कल • (akkal) f
- intelligence
- Synonym: बुद्धी (buddhī)
- understanding, sense
- Synonym: समज (samaj)
Further reading
- Berntsen, Maxine, “अक्कल”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 1.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “अक्कल”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 3
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “अक्कल”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 6.