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Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay akal, from Classical Malay عقل (akal), from Arabic عَقْل (ʕaql, “understanding, intellect”).
Pronunciation
Noun
akal (plural akal-akal, first-person possessive akalku, second-person possessive akalmu, third-person possessive akalnya)
- thought, mind
- Synonyms: ingatan, pikiran
- an idea or a way to do something
- Synonyms: daya upaya, ikhtiar
Ia mencari akal menyingirkan saya.- S/he is looking for a way to get rid of me.
- trick, deception
- Synonyms: tipu daya, muslihat, kecerdikan, kelicikan
- (anthropology) reason, logos
Derived terms
References
- ^ Erwina Burhanuddin, Abdul Gaffar Ruskhan, R.B. Chrismanto (1993) Penelitian kosakata bahasa Arab dalam bahasa Indonesia [Research on Arabic vocabulary in Indonesian], Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, →ISBN, →OCLC
Further reading
Malay
Etymology
From Arabic عَقْل (ʕaql, “understanding, intellect”).
Noun
akal (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
Further reading
Ternate
Etymology
Ultimately from Arabic عَقْل (ʕaql)
Pronunciation
Noun
akal
- the mind
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
Turkish
Adjective
akal
- pink
Veps
Noun
akal
- adessive singular of ak