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Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch intelligent, from French intelligent, from Latin intellegēns (“discerning”), present active participle of intellegō (“understand, comprehend”), itself from inter (“between”) + legō (“choose, pick out, read”). Doublet of intelijen.
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: in‧tê‧li‧gèn
Adjective
intêligèn
- intelligent, bright, smart
- Synonyms: akil, alum, arif, bijak, bijaksana, bestari, cendekia, cerdas, cerdik, genius, intelek, pandai, pintar, tajam, terpelajar
Further reading
Spanish
Verb
inteligen
- third-person plural present indicative of inteligir